Fighter Tail Hooks in Action – Sparks Fly in Emergency Landing Test on Runway

Watch as F-35A Lightning II, F-15C Eagle, F-15E Strike Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon, and F/A-18C/D Hornet and F/A-18E Super Hornet fighters lower their tail hooks to test the performance of the arresting system during a series of emergency landing drills on a ground runway.

0:00 F-35A
1:07 F-15E
2:52 F-15C
3:42 F-16
5:02 F/A-18E
5:16 F/A-18C/D

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