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CVN-78 Arresting Gear Approved For Propeller And Jet Aircraft

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CVN-78 Arresting Gear Approved For Propeller And Jet Aircraft
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 launches from the flight deck of USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) for the first time using the EMALS launcher following a first arrested landing using the AAG. (Photo: U.S. Navy by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Cathrine Campbell)

The USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN-78) Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) has been approved to recover both propeller and jet aircraft, according to an Aircraft Recovery Bulletin (ARB), Naval Air Systems Command said Aug. 12. The ARB, released on Aug. 2, allows the propeller aircraft C-2A Greyhound, E-2C Hawkeye and E-2D Advanced Hawkeye as well as jet aircraft the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and E/A-18G Growler to all perform flight operations on CVN-78. ARBs are official Navy instructional documents identifying the weights…

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