Development of system was carried out by Royal Aircraft Establishment, Bedford, while energy absorption units were designed by Dunlop Rubber Co; each end of arrester barrier is attached to nylon webbing wound on to horizontally mounted drums located on either side of runway; drums are each splined on to vertical axle attached to which are rotor plates of Dunlop multidisk friction brake; operation of system stopping aircraft of 50,000 lb at speeds up to 130 knots within 600 ft arresting distance.
Emergency arresting system
Aircraft Eng
Aircraft Engineering ; 33 , n 393
1961
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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