arresting gear

The aircraft's weight is set by the arresting gear engine operator.

Sometime in the early 1930s, traverse arresting gear was installed.

It took off and landed (using arresting gear) on runways.

The buildings, the arresting gear and the catapult were all hidden from casual view.

In both tests, the arresting gear and barriers remained oriented to the original axis deck.

Three arresting gears would be fitted on the aft part of the angled deck.

Transverse arresting gear was fitted sometime during the mid-1930s.

Pilots may even apply full throttle on touchdown in case the arresting gear doesn't catch and a go around is needed.

This change would require the aircraft carrier to be equipped with catapults and arresting gear.

Hōshō also received new arresting gear and a new crash barrier.

Midway also received new catapults, arresting gear, and a centralized air conditioning plant.

On aircraft carriers, arresting gears are used to stop an aircraft instead of the above methods.

She had no island, catapults or arresting gear.

It was found the arresting gear winch was too weak and had to be replaced.

She had no island or catapults; whether she carried arresting gear is a matter of some dispute.

The arresting gear was barely used during these trials and it was removed shortly afterwards.

Barriers are no longer in use, although ground based arresting gear are sometimes called "barriers".

"Ask the squadron leader what kind of arresting gear he has, then tell him what we've got and see if they're compatible.

No arresting gear was fitted as completed.

Stronger elevators, more powerful hydraulic catapults, and new arresting gear were installed.

During the 1930s Hōshō was fitted with three different types of transverse arresting gear for trials.

The pressure setting for the arresting gear engine remains at a constant pressure of about 400 pounds per square inch.

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

While aboard the Langley he devised an arresting gear to prevent landing aircraft from going over the end of the deck.

One missed the arresting gear and hit the crash barrier while the other one's nose gear collapsed.