| The arresting hook of a carrier aircraft is designed to catch one of the four wires
stretched across the landing deck of an aircraft carrier (at least on US carriers). Wires No. 1
and 2 are the rear-most wires. If an aircraft catches one of these, the approach was dangerously
low and if it would have been even lower, the aircraft might have struck the stern
of the carrier. No. 3 wire is the perfect wire for a carrier landing while No. 4 means that the
approach was too high. No. 4 wire is also a "near" bolter. Bolter is a landing
attempt called when the arresting hook does not catch any wire and the aircraft has to
go around again for another landing attempt. |
