Jan 9, 2012 · According to the leaked report, the F-35C, the variant developed for the U.S. Navy (and chosen by the UK for its future aircraft carrier), is unable to get aboard a flattop because of its...

Dec 13, 2011 · The current F-35C tailhook point design (Appendix Figure 9, page A-10) was based on the F/A-18E/F design which has a blunt face to better provide cable shredding protection versus scooping. However, the F/A-18E/F’s geometry places the distance of its main landing gear to tailhook point at 18.2 feet; a much longer distance than the F-35C.

Sep 24, 2023 · Unlike other F-35 variants, the F-35B lacks a landing hook. Instead, it uses a “STOVL/HOOK” control to switch between normal and vertical flight modes. The F-35B can achieve speeds of Mach 1.6 (1,976 km/h) and is capable of performing vertical and/or short take-offs and landings (V/STOL).

Feb 5, 2014 · CF-3 is the first F-35C to be fitted with the redesigned Arresting Hook System, as it’s formally known. The plane has returned to the Navy’s Patuxent River test facility where for the next...

Jan 18, 2012 · From Dave Majumdar, DefenseNews: Lockheed Martin has traced the U.S. Navy F-35C Joint Strike Fighter’s troubles with catching a carrier’s arresting gear wires to the tailhook design. Efforts to fix the problem are well underway, a top company official said.

Dec 12, 2013 · Lockheed Martin is set to deliver a production version of the tailhook for the carrier-based F-35C Joint Strike Fighter after an engineering glitch forced a partial redesign of the system.

Feb 16, 2024 · The F-35C hook is stowed in a bay that’s covered by clamshell doors during flight. The hook is electronically controlled and moved by hydraulics. And originally, it didn’t work.

A tailhook, arresting hook, or arrester hook is a device attached to the empennage (rear) 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.

GKN Fokker Landing Gear Business in Helmond has designed, developed and produced the F-35C’s arresting hook system, which was redesigned with additional stiffness and revised shaping.

Sep 20, 2012 · Lockheed Martin officials are creeping closer to a solution to problems with the tailhook design for the U.S. Navy F-35C. The original design failed to snag the arresting wire in early testing...