Facilities at RAE Bedford for proving of arrester gears are safety barrier and arrester gear proving base, powered by catapult which can propel deadload of up to 40,000 lb at speeds up to 150 knots; arrested landing deck is 6000-ft long runway with pit in which arrester gears are installed; how facilities are used in evaluation of arrester gear fitted to HM ships to operate Naval aircraft; variables measured are rope tensions, main cylinder pressure, ram stroke and aircraft or deadload retardation; sea trials.
Arresting RN aircraft
Flight
Flight ; 79 , n 2704
1961
3 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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