During a standard carrier landing, a U.S. Navy E-2C Hawkeye — the fleet’s trusted airborne early warning aircraft — encountered a critical emergency when its arresting cable snapped under extreme tension. These steel cables are built to stop aircraft weighing over 50,000 pounds within seconds, using powerful hydraulic systems to absorb immense kinetic energy. When one fails, the risk is immediate — the plane can overshoot the flight deck and plunge into the sea almost instantly. In this instance
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Watch as an E-2C Hawkeye disappears off the flight deck while attempting to land on the USS Eisenhower. An arresting cable snapped, injuring eight sailors in March 2016. Read all about the incident: http://bit.ly/29xaUdZ | The Virginian-Pilot
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Today is National Near Miss Day. In 2016, an arresting cable broke as an E-2C Hawkeye attempted to land on USS Eisenhower. The Haweye plunged off the end of the deck but the pilots managed to recover and were later awarded the Air Medal for their skillful actions. #nationalnearmissday | U.S. Naval Institute
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