aircraft arrestment

Related to aircraft arrestment: aircraft arresting system, aircraft arresting gear

aircraft arrestment

Controlled stopping of an aircraft by external means.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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The Navy is working to commission the Runway Aircraft Landing Site and conduct the first manned aircraft arrestment in early 2016.
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Another benefit of the ARC is its ability to electronically collect the data from the aircraft arrestment log, which gathers and stores information from the aircraft's carrier landing systems.
It all began with sand bags: a look back at U.S. Navy carrier arresting gear
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