On Fri, Oct 10, 2003 at 09:05:26AM +1300, Jinx wrote:
> > It's nice that it's a non-polluting, presumably quiet technology,
> > but I wonder how they pressurise the water?
>
> The technician says the $25 per launch is for water and electricity
>
> > I don't know how U.S.Navy arrestors work
>
> I believe they're sprung cables

Hydraulics.


So these massive steel ropes - using a system of hydraulics - not only
stop the plane, but cushion the blow. What is incredible is that amidst
all the high-powered technology, the safety of the operation depends on
a controller like Jason at each of these arrestor stations turning a
dial to the correct tonnage of the plane landing. If the weight is
wrongly set, the arrestor cable could snap and do untold damage.

http://www.mnet.co.za/CarteBlanche/Display/Display.asp?Id=2160

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