Arresting Gear

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Examples include:

Arrestor Wires , which are caught by an aircraft's Tailhook .

Arrestor Nets , which brake an aircraft by catching the aircraft's nose in an Elastic net.

Less commonly, foam, dirt, or mud pits at the end of a Runway , which brake an aircraft by catching the Landing Gear and slowing it down by Friction .