land-based aircraft
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aircraft
noun[C]
uk/ˈeə.krɑːft/us/ˈer.kræft/
any vehicle, with or without an engine, that can fly, such as a plane ...
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It would be infinitely cheaper to devote to our deep sea patrols onlyland-basedaircraft.
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Support fromland-basedaircraftwould not be possible in many cases—owing, of course, to overflight difficulties with foreign countries, which might well prohibit support.
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I suggested that they would not be usable, any more than we could use battleships in an area which could be hit byland-basedaircraft.
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By that time, the performance ofland-basedaircraft, in radius, action, capability and endurance, will be far beyond anything we know today.
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It is obvious that the carrier-borne aircraft has always been inferior to theland-basedaircraftdesigned for the same purpose.
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Land-basedaircraftnow have a longer range, and are lighter and cheaper to produce and man.
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The carrier, to my mind, is essentially the complement toland-basedaircraft.
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He says that there are nowland-basedaircraftwhich can cover the world.
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That is one of the main reasons why noland-basedaircraftwere used last night.
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It seems to me that helicopters will be vulnerable toland-basedaircraftwhen they are out of range of their parent ship.
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There has been a yearning after the retention, somehow, of staging posts and bases from which ourland-basedaircraftwill operate.
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We may underestimate the acute danger of ships operating far fromland-basedaircraft.
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But in order to operate theland-basedaircraftit is necessary to have land bases.
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After the carriers, the main long-range strike task at sea will therefore be undertaken byland-basedaircraftand the nuclear fleet submarines.
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Those operations will be especially important if they are anticipated beyond the range ofland-basedaircraft.
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In fact,land-basedaircraftrather than submarines are now believed to pose the greatest threat to the sea lanes.
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It was badly equipped to meet attack from the air fromland-basedaircraft.
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Now it is obvious thatland-basedaircraftcan cover the world.
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I maintain that there is, as yet, no development inland-basedaircraftthat can be a substitute for this form of protection.
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On aircraft costs, surely the same aircraft would be provided for cover for our ships if cover were provided byland-basedaircraft?
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