But if you look on most USAF aircraft you WONT see a tailhook. I dont really know if it depends on the model of the plane if it has a hook or not, but I have seen a few. The reason why I say barely any USAF planes have a took is because I have spent time at Dover AFB, Dulles AFB, Oceana NAS, Putuxent NAS since I live 20 mins from there. and I have only seen able 4 USAF planes ever with a hook. So to me I may not know what I am talking about and maybe I do, depending on me visually seeing it for me self for real.
omg. seriously are you guys that retarded, you can't put down the damn tailhook on the ground if you are expecting to drag and damage it by running it along the concrete runway..........the F-4 Phantom was designed to be in the USN and therefore had a hook for carrier landings,,,,,,, i swear you all gotta open your eyes and look at the navy for once. The only planes that have and did have a tailhook are the F2H Banshee, F4D Skyray, F-4B Phantom II, F-14A-D Tomcat, F/A-18A-C Hornet, F/A-18-E/F, E2 AWAC's, and a naval tanker. The USAF DOES NOT have fighter's with tailhooks therefore NO carrier landings and you can't use them for emergany's on the ground considering your already there! otherwise you drag or break them on the runway!!!!!!! USAF planes won't ever be able to land on a carrier anyways mostly because their not DESIGNED for it.
Boy, you just don't know when to keep yourself from digging do you? Do you not realize that you are being told and shown pictures by people who WORK ON THE FRIGGIN' AIRPLANES that you are swearing up and down do NOT have tailhooks? You need to lay off the Top Gun good buddy, because as you have been told twice now, they don't just use the friggin' tail hooks to arrest on board the ship. If you would pick up an approach plate, and learn to read some into this hobby that you like so much, you would start to be able to identify the arresting gear on board most air stations for just the reason that you have been told. TO PREVENT AN AIRCRAFT FROM SKIDDING DOWN THE RUNWAY. You say you saw a jet land in emergency state, but didn't use the tail hook because his gear was collapsed. Well how bout this. Not all planes land with their gear hosed up. So what about the other two million things that could possibly go wrong on the plane? And you talk about dragging the tail hook across the pavement would damage and break it? I would like to see you just sling one over your shoulder and walk about 100 yards, since you're so sure that apparently they are made out of plastic. Here's how it works. They fly a rate of descent that allows them to land just in time to SNATCH the hook, and once the hook is engaged with the arresting wire, there is no dragging it, because it rips the wire about three feet into the air until it comes to a stop. And as far as what you've seen yourself isn't saying much. Unless you work around the things all the time, who's to say that the planes you looked at weren't missing hooks because maybe they were undergoing a mod, or perhaps had to rob it to fit another jet, or the other thousands of possibilities. But you really do make yourself look extremely ignorant when you spout off about how all of us retards need to open our eyes, and realize what can and cannot happen, especially when you're two mouse clicks away from google, where you could do a little research before you come in here and make a mockery of yourself. Just my opinion. But hey, apparently you already got it all figured out.....Maverick.
P.S. Maverick, that "navy tanker" is known as an S-3B. And believe it or not, the Super Hornet will now be taking that role. Or is that not possible either? Once again, Google is free
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