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Originally Posted by cairns
With all due respect (and plenty is due) to the Navy pilots who land on carriers....I can't imagine any Air Force pilot would be capable of doing that without months of training- the same way the Navy pilots learned. Not to mention I wasn't aware AF aircraft had arresting hooks.
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I've been in Naval Aviation for 24 years and couting. Although I am aware that some AF aircraft have arresting hooks, I don't know if (I actually doubt) they are rated for carrier landings. Not unlike Aircraft Carriers, Military Airfields are equipped with Field Arrestment gear which would require a tail hook (such as on an AF F-16) to be used during certain emergency situations. Field arrestment systems and carrier arresment systems operate on the same principle, however, a carrier landing is accomplished in a much shorter distance - hence, putting alot more stress on the airframe; an airframe designed to land on a carrier. So I guess my point is that just because an AF aircraft has a tailhook, doesn't necessarily mean it is meant to be landing on an aircraft carrier.