What will happen to the aircraft if it misses the arresting cables?

If the aircraft fails to catch an arresting cable, a condition known as a “bolter”, the aircraft has sufficient power to continue down the angled flight deck and become airborne again. Once the arresting gear stops the aircraft, the pilot brings the throttles back to idle, raises the hook and taxies clear.

What is the purpose of the arresting wire cable on the aircraft carrier?

The arresting engine absorbs the kinetic energy of the aircraft, enabling the aircraft to land on the carrier’s limited deck space. Operational life of the purchase cable is currently around 1,400 arrestments. Operational life of the cross-deck pendant is 125 arrestments.

What is an aircraft arresting system?

Aircraft arresting systems serve primarily to save lives by preventing aircraft from overrunning runways in cases where the pilot is unable to stop the aircraft during landing or aborted takeoff operations. They also serve to save aircraft and prevent major damage.

What is an aircraft arresting system AAS and its benefits?

Definition. Aircraft arresting systems are designed to ensure that tactical military aircraft are able to stop on the runway during the landing roll or after a high speed rejected take off.

Do airports have arresting cables?

A number of airports throughout the world have joint commercial-military operations. Runways at these airports often are equipped with arresting gear systems (such as cables or barriers/nets) for tactical military aircraft to use.

Can you land on an aircraft carrier?

No, it requires a very long runway. Aircraft carriers have short landing zones and planes are required to have a landing arrestor hook that snags an arrestor cable on the deck. The hook requires a very strong airplane mounting to take the complete stopping force.

What are cross deck pendants on an aircraft carrier?

Also known as arresting cables or wires, cross deck pendants are flexible steel cables which are spanned across the landing area to be engaged by the arresting hook of an incoming aircraft. On aircraft carriers there are either three or four cables, numbered 1-4 from aft to forward.

What is the purpose of removing cables from aircraft deck pendants?

Individual cables are often removed and left “stripped” in order to perform maintenance on other components of the arresting gear during aircraft recoveries (using other, on line, systems). Wire supports raise the deck pendants several inches so that they may be picked up by the tailhook of a landing aircraft.

How do planes land on the flight deck of a carrier?

The flight deck only has about 500 feet (~150 meters) of runway space for landing planes, which isn’t nearly enough for the heavy, high-speed jets on U.S. carriers. To land on the flight deck, each plane needs a tailhook, which is exactly what it sounds like — an extended hook attached to the plane’s tail.

How do you stay safe on a cruise ship deck?

Safety nets around the side of the flight deck offer some protection, but for extra safety, personnel are also equipped with float coats, self-inflating jackets with flashing distress lights, activated by contact with water. Flight-deck personnel also wear heavy-duty helmets, called cranials, which protect their head and their hearing.