Arresting gear

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Arresting gear, or arrestor gear, describes mechanical systems used to rapidly decelerate an aircraft as it lands.

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arresting_gear#Land-based_systems

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Coordinates: 26°21'42"N 127°46'21"E

New Golf Course 1.3 km
Kadena U.S. Air Force Base (DNA/RODN) 1.5 km
Hiji River Mouth, Kadena, Okinawa, Japan 3.3 km
Torii Station (ELINT) 3.9 km
505th Quartermaster Battalion (83rd Ordnance Battalion) Chibana Compound 3.9 km
Landing Area ( US 1st Marine Division ) 4.3 km
Toya Fishing Port 5.9 km
Landing Area ( US 6th Marine Division ) 7.1 km
Murasaki Mura 7.3 km
Okinawa 25 km

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New Golf Course Kadena U.S. Air Force Base (DNA/RODN) Hiji River Mouth, Kadena, Okinawa, Japan Torii Station (ELINT) 505th Quartermaster Battalion (83rd Ordnance Battalion) Chibana Compound Landing Area ( US 1st Marine Division ) Toya Fishing Port Landing Area ( US 6th Marine Division ) Murasaki Mura Okinawa