WHIDBEY ISLAND SAILORS KEEP BUSY WITH EMERGENCY ARRESTING GEAR

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  May 15, 2007 ;     484 words ......maintenance on the aging emergency arresting gear at the air station. The Sailors are...their gear to prepare for the annual arresting gear certification from Naval Air Force...three years running as having the top arresting gear," said Chief Aviation Boatswain's Mate...

NAVSTA ROTA ARRESTING GEAR GETS OVERHAUL

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  May 2, 2008 ;     260 words ......of the Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota arresting gear shop completed work to restore the E-28 arresting gear system back to full functionality...was in proper working order in the arresting gear system on the runway, which is mission...

GOLD EAGLE COMPLETES ARRESTING GEAR ENGINE REFURBISHMENT

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  November 13, 2007 ;     497 words ......reinstalled its fourth and final arresting gear engine, Oct. 31, at Northrop Grumman...in Newport News. Completion of the arresting gear reinstallation marked an important...The return and reinstallation of arresting gear engine four indicates the conclusion...

EAF HOLDS UP

Regulatory Intelligence Data;  June 8, 1999 ;     369 words ......for a landing that would test EAF's M-21 arresting gear. In the arrested landing, the Hornet's...to a complete stop. Installing the M-21 arresting gear, similar to the arresting gear aboard aircraft carriers, was a difficult...

STENNIS' ARRESTING GEAR DIVISION VITAL TO MISSION SUCCESS

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 2, 2007 ;     692 words ......Sailors in USS John C. Stennis' (CVN 74) arresting gear division are some of the many shipboard...five landing systems include four arresting-gear wires and an emergency-landing barricade...properly maintained is the job of about 40 arresting gear personnel from V-2 who work around...

IMPROVED ARRESTING GEAR SYSTEM TO DEBUT ON USS RONALD REAGAN

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  November 3, 2006 ;     541 words ......Program office A new type of aircraft arresting gear control system will be installed on...scheduled maintenance period. The new arresting gear control system, the Advanced Recovery...controls used today with state-of-the-art arresting gear digital control system technology...

MARINES CONTRIBUTE TO AIR SHOW SUCCESS

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  November 18, 2008 ;     295 words ......To perform, the Blue Angels require arresting gear within 50 nautical miles of the air...manager and fleet liaison. "Without arresting gear the Blue Angels would need about 8...incoming aircraft," Beintema said. The arresting gear, which requires four people to operate...

AIRCRAFT RECOVERY TURNS EVERYDAY INTO NORMAL DAY

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  December 28, 2006 ;     508 words ......and Recovery maintain and operate the arresting gear that assists pilots in making safe...routine checks on all five sets of arresting gear and the VLAs. The rest of the day is...call for a 'trap,'" said Monday. The arresting gear consists of a steel cable that stretches...

Funding for arresting gear for Salina, Kan., airport is pending.

Salina Journal (Salina, Kansas);  September 1, 2006 ;     457 words ......000 in funding to install aircraft arresting gear is included in a military construction...Representatives, said Moran, R-Kan. Arresting gear provides a sort of safety net for military...fighter jets land only at airports with arresting gear. That gear is sought for the Salina...

General Atomics.(Business)

Armada International;  April 1, 2005 ;     60 words ......System Development and Demonstration phase of the Advanced Arresting Gear Program, whereby General Atomics will design develop and manufacture a production-representative arresting gear unit. Under this five-year, $ 95.8 million award, prototype...

General Atomics Chosen for Carrier Arresting Gear Development

Sea Power;  April 1, 2005 ;     668 words ......and demonstration of the Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG), designed to replace the current hydraulic arresting gear used on aircraft carriers that halt...old steam catapult and hydraulic arresting gear designs. Part of the 1,200man reduction...

EAF MARINES ENSURE PILOTS SAFETY ON RUNWAYS AT AL ASAD

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 20, 2006 ;     451 words ......rush to extract the aircraft from the arresting gear. The pilot, crew and aircraft have...again. Repairing and maintaining the arresting gear is one of the responsibilities of the...Marine Aircraft Wing. "We inspect the arresting gear and ensure that everything is running...

Glitches Steer Aircraft Carrier USS Reagan to Port in Norfolk, Va.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  August 5, 2003 ;     663 words ......the ship's flight deck. The ship's arresting gear the series of strong cables designed...many more landings are needed. The arresting gear on the USS Reagan differs from its...the deck. With stronger cables and arresting gear engines, the new system is designed...

CREATIVE ENGINEERING BY NASWI SAILORS GETS GEAR BACK ONLINE

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  January 24, 2007 ;     437 words ......NASWI) Sailors, the emergency backup arresting gear in the overrun area at the end of one...recertified for use Jan. 18. The emergency arresting gear was taken out of active use in June...and tested and relocate the entire arresting gear system by several feet to re-anchor...

VRT KEEPS USS REAGAN FLIGHT DECK BATTLE READY

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 9, 2007 ;     553 words ......overhaul the ship's four catapults, three arresting gear and visual landing aids on the 4.5...breaks are an integral part of the arresting gear that work with arrestor cables to stop...they land on the flight deck. Reagan's arresting gear is now the most up-to-date in the fleet...