E-28 Arresting Gear

Front 1

What are the two arresting engines?

Back 1

Rotary Hydrodynamic Energy

Front 2

Where are the rotary energy absorbers installed at?

Back 2

Outside the edges of the runway

Front 3

What are the arresting engines designed to do?

Back 3

Jointly spread out the kinetic energy of a landing aircraft

Front 4

Where does the E-28 arresting gear installations two arresting engines get installed at?

Back 4

Above the deck on the opposite sides of the runway

Front 5

What does each E-28 arresting gear engine operate on?

Back 5

A single nylon tape

Front 6

Where is the tape from each engine routed through?

Back 6

A deflector sheave and a runway edge sheave assembly

Front 7

Maximum aircraft weight accommodated?

Back 7

78,000 lbs

Front 8

Maximum aircraft weight accommodated?

Back 8

78,000 lbs

Front 9

Maximum aircraft engaging speed?

Back 9

160 knots

Front 10

Arresting engine Gross weight?

Back 10

11,700 lbs

Front 11

Arresting engine length?

Back 11

13 ft

Front 12

Arresting engine width?

Back 12

8 ft

Front 13

Arresting engine height?

Back 13

33 inches

Front 14

Arresting engine temperature range?

Back 14

-25F to +120F

Front 15

Arresting engine temperature range?

Back 15

-25F to +120F

Front 16

What kind of fuel does the arresting engine use?

Back 16

Gasoline

Front 17

Arresting engine temperature range?

Back 17

-25F to +120F

Front 18

What kind of fuel does the arresting engine use?

Back 18

Gasoline

Front 19

Arresting engine hydraulic fluid?

Back 19

Ethylene glycol and distilled water

Front 20

Arresting engine temperature range?

Back 20

-25F to +120F

Front 21

What kind of fuel does the arresting engine use?

Back 21

Gasoline

Front 22

Arresting engine hydraulic fluid?

Back 22

Ethylene glycol and distilled water

Front 23

What is the energy capacity of an arresting engine?

Back 23

76 million foot lbs

Front 24

Purchase tape data Nylon?

Back 24

8 in wide by 0.344 inch thick

Front 25

Purchase tape data Nylon?

Back 25

8 in wide by 0.344 inch thick

Front 26

Deck pendant construction

Back 26

1 1/4 in diameter,

preformed,

18x7 non rotating,

Improved plow steel,

Fiber core

Front 27

Purchase tape data Nylon?

Back 27

8 in wide by 0.344 inch thick

Front 28

Deck pendant construction

Back 28

1 1/4 in diameter,

preformed,

18x7 non rotating,

Improved plow steel,

Fiber core

Front 29

Off center engaging limit

Back 29

Refer to current E-28 aircraft recovery bulletin 46-12

Front 30

Purchase tape data Nylon?

Back 30

8 in wide by 0.344 inch thick

Front 31

Deck pendant construction

Back 31

1 1/4 in diameter,

preformed,

18x7 non rotating,

Improved plow steel,

Fiber core

Front 32

Off center engaging limit

Back 32

Refer to current E-28 aircraft recovery bulletin 46-12

Front 33

Span of arresting engine?

Back 33

225 to 425 ft

Front 34

NAVAIR 51-5-28

Back 34

Handbook,

Operation maintenance and overhaul instructions with illustrated parts breakdown,

Field emergency arresting gear E-5, E-5 Mod 1, E-5 Mod 2 and E-5 Mod 3(chain gear)