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arresting gear: Equipment used to rapidly decelerate an aircraft upon landing on an aircraft carrier

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A system used to quickly decelerate a landing aircraft, essential for landing on an aircraft carrier (although land-based airfields can also be equipped with arresting gear); the most common system consists of a series of transverse wire ropes designed to snag an aircraft's tailhook, connected to a hydraulic or mechanical energy-absorbing system, but other systems exist (typically only for use in an emergency situation) which use a net to slow down an aircraft.

Arresting gear is not available.

Aircraft arresting gear.

Deck crew would be out working on the catapults and the arresting gear.

Transverse arresting gear was fitted and her machinery was thoroughly overhauled.

The decision to install the catapults and arresting gear was later reversed.

Two days ago an arresting gear operator went whacko on liberty in Rhoda.

Carriers using STOVL aircraft and a ski jump ramp do not need catapults nor arresting gear.

Both the launch and arresting gear systems are overhauled and improved.

She had no island, catapults or arresting gear.

Two days ago, an arresting gear operator went wacko on liberty in Rota.

Catapulted aircraft land like conventional aircraft, sometimes with the help of arresting gear.

You said he was an arresting gear operator?

The Starfighters were to be recovered to short strips using aircraft carrier-type arresting gear.

Arresting gear control, this is PryFlies … we got it caught in the groove.

Amagi was fitted with hydraulically operated Type 3 arresting gear with nine cables.

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