Navy Tests Tail Hook
Navy Tests Tail Hook
Navy Tests Tail Hook. CU of tail hook. Shot of jet's rear with the tail hook out. CU of able around pylon. Two suited men stand between two naval officers. Shot of tail hook retracting. Three men monitor equipment in an air tower. Shot of runway with cable stretched across it. CU of a machine with blinking lights and buttons; he hand reaches in and pushes a button. CU of mechanical arm raising a metal bar. The able lays across this bar so it is raised too. Wider shot of entire cable being raised. Shot of raised cable. Navy jet comes in for a landing with its tail hook extended. The hook catches on the raised cable. CAmera zooms in on hook attached to the taut cable. The taut cable stops the jet and the hook drops the cable as the jet's momentum decreases.