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From: megazone@wpi.WPI.EDU (MEGAZONE 23)
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Subject: Re: Tailhooks
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Date: 19 Nov 90 00:14:49 GMT
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From: megazone@wpi.WPI.EDU (MEGAZONE 23)

In article <1990Nov16.053023.22480@cbnews.att.com> shafer@skipper.dfrf.nasa.gov (Mary Shafer) writes:
>Obviously the Navy plane is going to have a lot more energy.  I just
>went down to the hangar and looked at the F-15 and F-18 tailhooks (the
>sacrifices I make for this group :-).  The F-15 is larger and heavier
>than the F-18 but its hook is noticeably smaller.

For a dramatic comparison look at the difference between the YF-17s gear
and hook and the ones on the F/A-18. One of the major modifications was
to beef up the gear quite a bit.

>Fighters and bombers don't have thrust reversing.  Some have
>drag chutes, though.

Well in general they don't. But most of the Swedish planes do and so does
the Tornado.

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