Aircraft device which allows arrested landings on aircraft carriers
This article is about the aircraft device. For the fraternal organization, see Tailhook Association. For the scandal involving that organization, see Tailhook scandal. For other uses, see tail hook (disambiguation).
F-15 tailhook. Most USAF tactical jet aircraft have tailhooks for emergency use.Aircraft catching the wire while landing on an aircraft carrier
A tailhook, arresting hook, or arrester hook is a device attached to the empennage (rear) of some military fixed-wing aircraft. The hook is used to achieve rapid deceleration during routine landings aboard aircraft carrier flight decks at sea, or during emergency landings or aborted takeoffs at properly equipped airports.[1]
The tailhook was first demonstrated at sea on 18 January 1911 by the aviator Eugene Ely, having successfully landed aboard the armored cruiser USS Pennsylvania with the aid of the device. It was not until the early 1920s that a practical system, paired with deck-mounted arresting gear, was devised and put into use. During the 1930s, numerous vessels were thus equipped, permitting the use of increasingly heavy combat aircraft at sea during the Second World War. Following the introduction of jet-powered aircraft during the 1950s, arrestor technology was further advanced to permit aircraft operating at greater speeds and weights to land aboard aircraft carriers. The system has continued to see widespread use into the twenty-first century.
^Wragg, David W. (1973). A Dictionary of Aviation (first ed.). Osprey. p. 42. ISBN 9780850451634.
The Tailhook scandal was a military scandal in which United States (U.S.) Navy and U.S. Marine Corps aviation officers were alleged to have sexually assaulted...
A tailhook, arresting hook, or arrester hook is a device attached to the empennage (rear) of some military fixed-wing aircraft. The hook is used to achieve...
The Tailhook Association is a U.S.-based non-profit organization supporting the interests of sea-based aviation, with emphasis on aircraft carriers. The...
who played a role in opening investigations into what was known as the Tailhook scandal. Coughlin attended Old Dominion University, where she joined the...
landing area, designed to be caught by an aircraft's tailhook. During a normal arrestment, the tailhook engages the wire and the aircraft's kinetic energy...
Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) on June 29, 1990. Kelso attended the 1991 Tailhook Association meeting in Las Vegas (his second time) at the urging of his...
being demoted from the rank of three-star vice admiral as a result of the Tailhook scandal. Dunleavy was born and raised in Boston. He attended Boston College...
On October 15, 1993, he was censured for failing to prevent the 1991 Tailhook conference scandal, effectively ending any chance for further career advancement...
Look up tailhook, tail-hook, or tail hook in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tail hook or variant, may refer to: Tailhook - used on carrier based aircraft...
spectators in a hospitality suite at Tailhook in 1986, and had been seen cavorting with strippers at earlier Tailhook conventions. Lehman resigned in 1987...
passing the equator for the first time includes a paddling version) In one Tailhook Association convention for Navy and Marine Corps pilots, female participants...
STOBAR) to recover their aircraft. Aircraft that are landing extend a tailhook that catches on arrestor wires stretched across the deck to bring themselves...
sexual assault more likely in the real-life military, contributing to the Tailhook scandal in 1991. The 1991 film Hot Shots! was a comedy spoof of Top Gun...
signal for a no-radio approach. The loss of hydraulic fluid caused the tailhook to release, and upon landing, he caught the arresting wire attached to...
development issue, prompting changes to the main landing gear, tail wheel, and tailhook. Early F4U-1s had difficulty recovering from developed spins, since the...
Division (CID) elements. In 1991, NIS was responsible for investigating the Tailhook scandal, which involved allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment...
haven't been any more problems than there have been in situations like Tailhook with heterosexuals. I do not believe they should be asked to leave the...
Pub. ISBN 978-0-9734333-1-9. Retrieved 2010-08-13. Tailhook 91: Events at the 35th Annual Tailhook Symposium. DIANE Publishing. 1993-01-31. ISBN 978-0-7881-0117-5...
in this." A retired Admiral said. "At least with Tailhook, people knew that if they went to Tailhook they were being looked at. Right now, as far as anyone...
Irvin Air Chute braking parachute slowed the aircraft during landing. A tailhook was also fitted. Accumulators on the wheel brakes performed as backups...
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