Aviation Videos | Planespotting | Edits on Instagram: "Throwback Thursday 😧 Aircraft carrier landings are some of the most demanding operations in aviation. Instead of long runways, pilots rely on arresting cables—steel wires stretched across the deck—to stop an aircraft going from ~130 knots to zero in just a few seconds. When a hook grabs a cable, massive hydraulic systems absorb the energy and bring the aircraft to a halt. But when a cable snaps or fails, everything happens fast. Pilots imme