48 HOURS. 08/12/1990

Supercarrier : 2 days & 2 nights aboard the USS J.F. Kennedy, one of the USA's most powerful warships.

(i) High Risk: life on the flight deck, controlling the immense forces & lethal technology of the aircraft. (ii) Floating City: commander of a carrier is responsible for the population equivalent of a small town. Running the Kennedy. (iii) Top Dog: life as a fighter pilot aboard a carrier. (iv) Where the Heart Is: being married to a fighter pilot. (v) See the World: the snipes: those who work below decks, who might never see the outside world in a tour. (vi) Hard Sell: supercarriers could be a casualty of the need to cut defence budget. Pros & cans of system. (vii) Night Shift: the US is the only nation in the world to fly off carriers at night.