Enjoy carrier operations? Pilot the Carrier Pigeon. Wings fold upward with VTOL to allow storage on crowded decks. Beware though, the plane has a fast stall speed. You're better off landing on land after leaving the carrier (hooks and cables when?!) If you MUST try a carrier landing, come in at minimal throttle to avoid stalling, cut the throttle over the deck, and deploy the parachute when you touch down. If you can't stop in time, retract the landing gear for extra friction. It works well for getting into the air fast, and hitting first. Armed with 2 miniguns, 4 interceptors, and 6 inferoes.

Improvements from 1.0: Replaced the clunky old rotators with the new hinges. Improved the tail for better control.
Improvements from 2.0: Reshaped the fuselage and moved the cockpit, making it look more sleek. Added two additional inferno missiles, and set each wing's set of three to AG1 and AG2 to fire them together (for anti-ship uses). Added a hinge to the horizontal stabilizers so you can lift those as well.
Improvements from 3.0: Reshaped tail, and added parachute (AG7). Redid intakes to update them to the new fuselage intakes. Redistributed weight and added more fuel. Moved landing gear slightly, increased roll-rate.

Features a new technique! THE HOPPING TAKEOFF: on the ground, retract your landing gear fully. Then extend your landing gear. One second after pressing the landing gear button, throttle up to 100%. If your timing is right, the "hop" of your landing gear extension with pop you into the air with engines blazing, allowing you to fly off with no takeoff roll. I tested it myself, and I was able to takeoff from the destroyer's helipad!

EDIT: Change the wings to flat-bottom to improve handling.