The stationary cable storage drum is capable of receiving from a few hundred to at least two thousand feet of aircraft arresting cable in a single layer. Structure is provided for rewinding the cable quickly around the drum, after it is withdrawn in decelerating the speed of an aircraft. The unit may be used to apply pretension to a deck pendant cable adapted to be stretched across a runway or deck.
Cable Storage and Retriever Unit
1965
1 pages
Report
No indication
English
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