Mathias Fr�hlich wrote > Sent: 08 July 2004 09:58 > To: FlightGear developers discussions > Subject: Re: [Flightgear-devel] status of aircraft carrier > > > On Donnerstag, 8. Juli 2004 00:23, Andy Ross wrote: > > Unfortunately, the same trick won't work for the arrestor wires > > because their "track" isn't fixed, but based on the landing > velocity > > of the aircraft. > > How do they work on a real carrier? > > Is this a velocity dependent friction force applied to the wires? > > Is this also changed for each aircraft coming in? > > Greetings > > Mathias >
In my day they consisted of a pulley system forcing hydraulic fluid through orifices. These orifices were adjusted to provide the right decelerating force for each aircraft type. I seem to recall that a disk brake system was proposed. I don't think that this was implemented in Royal Navy carriers, but may have been for modern US carriers. Regards Vivian _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-devel
