Why do Navy Planes Have Tailhooks?

**rickstef** · #1 11-08-2015, 04:24 PM

Unbelievably, people don't realize that after a tough day of
flying on and off of an aircraft carrier the planes are
always washed, and they use the hooks to hang the planes over the side to drip dry.

**Isaac** · #2 11-08-2015, 04:33 PM

It looks like the plane is sipping water from its nose probe

That is why it is hanging from its tail.

Isaac

**willygoat** · #3 11-08-2015, 07:57 PM

This is amazing Rick!

Who knew that the F-9F had a probiscus hidden in its radome?!

**Bakarak41** · #4 11-08-2015, 07:59 PM

Talk about a close call.

**John Bowden** · #5 11-09-2015, 12:14 AM

saw a plastic diorama that depicted this once.............

**Tim Crowe** · #6 11-09-2015, 12:25 AM

The picture says a lot for the toughness of navel aircraft

Tim

**Loui** · #7 11-09-2015, 01:40 AM

the Pilot and RIO are at starboard side...drip dry also (like a scarecrow)

**gotham** · #8 11-09-2015, 05:36 AM

Maybe the aircraft is not attached to the carrier a.nd is a plane on a stick.

**Loui** · #9 11-09-2015, 08:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gotham

Maybe the aircraft is not attached to the carrier a.nd is a plane on a stick.

... corn planedogs??

**chicharrero** · #10 11-09-2015, 10:35 AM

Would be a new system to transport aircraft for
crowded aircraft carriers hangars?