Volume 4

Which components of the MA-IA arresting barrier provide a certain amount of slack for the arresting cable?

• Deck hooks

• Arresting chains

• Webbing assemblies

• Intermediate stanchions

On an MA-1A arresting barrier, the arresting chain is doubled after the first?

• 30 feet

• 60 feet

• 90 feet

• 120 feet

Which component of the MA-1A arresting system is used to pretension the hook cable?

• Winch

• Pull lift

• Tension springs

• Pre-tensioning pad

When an aircraft nose wheel engages the webbing on a MA-1A arresting barrier, this action triggers a steel cable to engage the aircraft's...?

• tail hook

• nose gear

• wing frame

• main landing gear

On the Ma-1A arresting barrier compressor, what is the normal air pressure stored in the accumulators?

• 1,200 pounds per square inch (psi)

• 1,500 psi

• 1,800 psi

• 2,100 psi

Where is an E-5 unidirectional barrier typically installed on the runway?

• On the overrun

• At midfield

• At the 1200 foot mark

• At the 5000 foot mark

When an aircraft engages the pendant an E-5 arresting system tension increases rapidly and causes the...?

• webbing to break

• shear pins to break

• anchor chains to break

• arresting cable to engage the main gear of the aircraft

To avoid obstructing landing aircraft, the BAK-15 arresting system can lower the net in about?

• one second

• three seconds

• five seconds

• fifteen seconds

On a BAK-15 arresting system, what the net up-right and centered the runway in it's arrestment position?

• Anchor plates

• Anchor straps

• Shock absorbers

• Suspension system

What component of a BAK-15 arresting system holds the bottom of the net in place on the runway?

• Anchor plates

• Anchor straps

• Shock absorbers

• Suspension system