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Sign in to savethumb|Aircraft's tail hook catching the wire while landing on an aircraft carrier thumb|F-15 tailhook. Most USAF tactical jet aircraft have tailhooks for emergency use.
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- History
- Description and operation
- Arresting gear
- Method
- See also
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thumb|Aircraft's tail hook catching the wire while landing on an aircraft carrier thumb|F-15 tailhook. Most USAF tactical jet aircraft have tailhooks for emergency use.
A tailhook, arresting hook, or arrester hook is a device attached to the tail of some military fixed-wing aircraft. The hook is used to achieve rapid deceleration during routine landings aboard aircraft carrier flight decks at sea, or during emergency landings or aborted takeoffs at properly equipped airports.