50 years ago, engineers tried catching commercial planes in nets
Excerpt from the October 28, 1967 issue of Science News
This S-3 Viking aircraft used the barricade arrestment system on the USS Abraham Lincoln in 1990. It was unable to land with the normal tailhook system because its landing gear was damaged.
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Net to halt runaway airliners
A gigantic emergency arresting gear system, capable of stopping the largest four-engined jet aircraft without discomfort to passengers, is being developed for the French Ministry of Transportation.