F 15 Fighter Gives Aircraft Arresting System A Try

An USAF Airman from the 23d Wing Civil Engineer Squadron, Power Pro Shop, explains how the BAK12 Aircraft Arrest System works, and the importance of testing it. The 250, 000 system has to be tested at least once per year if it isnt used during a realworld emergency during that year. The BAK12 slows down the aircraft by using modified B52 Bliss Brakes on either side of the runway connected by a rope running across the runway. Factual, impartial and current. AiirSource brings you the latest insights fr