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Arresting Hook
The arresting hook of a carrier aircraft is designed to catch one of the four wires stretched
across the landing deck of an aircraft carrier (at least on US carriers). Wires No. 1 and 2 are
the rear-most wires. If an aircraft catches one of these, the approach was dangerously low and
if it would have been even lower, the aircraft might have struck the stern of the carrier. No.
3 wire is the perfect wire for a carrier landing while No. 4 means that the approach was too
high. No. 4 wire is also a "near" bolter. Bolter is a landing attempt called when the arresting
hook does not catch any wire and the aircraft has to go around again for another landing attempt.
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