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08-04-2009, 09:38 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Indiana
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| F-104 with arrestor hook???? I was going through some boxes which contained some of my childhood/teen years things, and I found my old little Modern Fighter Aircraft book from the mid-1980s. All profile drawings of military aircraft of the day. I came across the F-104 Starfighter, and noticed that an arrestor hook was visible under the fuselage, between the wing and the exhaust. The F-104 was not aircraft carrier capable, was it? Was it for short landings or emergency purposes?
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08-04-2009, 09:45 PM
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| Couldnt be carrier capible....The wings are to damn small!  |
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08-04-2009, 09:48 PM
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  | I've never heard of one being carrier capable. I believe it was for emergency landings only.
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08-04-2009, 09:48 PM
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08-04-2009, 09:51 PM
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| I think a number of USAF Jets have them too. When I lived on Shaw AFB, IIRC the F-16's had them as well.
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08-04-2009, 09:54 PM
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| IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO   Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado, USA
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| Many USAF fighters have tail hooks for emergency purposes.  Aerospaceweb.org | Ask Us - Air Force Fighters & Tailhooks
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08-05-2009, 01:04 AM
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| Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Khobar KSA
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| look up Rotary Hydraulic Arrestor Gear. (RHAG) most military airfields have them fitted in case of drag chute or hydraulics failure |
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08-05-2009, 06:20 AM
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| IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado, USA
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| There's also chains layed across the over runs at many military airfields for this purpose.
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08-05-2009, 07:35 AM
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| "Shooter"   Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA
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| Yep, I remember several cables strung across the runway at Lakenheath for emergency landings. There were also heavy chains at the very ends for the last gasp. With F-111s, they got quite a bit of use because the 'Varks didn't have reverse thrust, just brakes. When they had hot brakes (not uncommon after long runups), they wouldn't slow down enough and cables were needed. It looked really cool at night as the hook dragged the pavement, sending out sparks.
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