But the plane didn't slow, instead careening down the runway and plunging over the ... It had been more than 10 years since an arresting cable, a thick rope of wires that catches an aircraft's ...

Oklahoma ANG’s 138th Fighter Wing F-16s tested two aircraft arresting systems on Tulsa joint-use Runway 08/26 by simulating ... to engage the arresting cable at 120 knots (138 mph).

First, the pilot hoped to snag a last-ditch steel arresting cable strung across the runway for just such emergencies. But a momentary miscommunication with the control tower led air traffic ...

The panels stop the arresting cables from cutting grooves in the underlying pavement, which prevents prolonged runway closures and expensive repairs in the future. Large bolts hold down each panel.

Ahead of this weekend’s Bethpage Air Show, a Republic Airport runway was temporarily outfitted with an emergency version of the giant cable system that catches the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels jets ...

On approach to Kingsley, the pilot told controllers that if they couldn't brake normally, they'd circle around and attempt to land by catching an arresting cable on one end of the runway.

THEY'RE TESTING WHAT'S CALLED - BARRIER ARRESTING SYSTEMS - THE CABLE ... TO ISSUE THE FINAL CERTIFICATION REPORT FOR THE CABLE BARRIERS ON THE RUNWAY, BUT GEFFKEN SAYS T Fort Smith has completed ...