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by kuyakev on April 10th, 2007

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What is an "in-flight engagement" which is related to an aircraft carrier landing?

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  • by 8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009 on April 11th, 2007

    8 Jan 2004-10 Dec 2009

    Normally, the landing gear is on the deck before the tailhook grabs the wire. This results in the plane decelerating rapidly and controllably.

    An in-flight engagement is when the hook catches before the wheels hit the deck. As a result, the plane goes out of control for a moment and slams the plane into the deck, possibly hard enough to break either the plane and/or the deck. This can be a bad thing. Possibly VERY bad.

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