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  2. Isofix - Wikipedia

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    Isofix anchor points under a removable cover. Isofix (styled ISOFIX) is the international standard for attachment points for child safety seats in passenger cars. The system has other regional names including LATCH ("Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children") in the United States, and LUAS ("Lower Universal Anchorage System") or Canfix in Canada. [1]

  3. Bracing (aeronautics) - Wikipedia

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    In aeronautics, bracing comprises additional structural members which stiffen the functional airframe to give it rigidity and strength under load. Bracing may be applied both internally and externally, and may take the form of struts, which act in compression or tension as the need arises, and/or wires, which act only in tension.

  4. Arresting gear - Wikipedia

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    If the aircraft fails to catch an arresting cable, a condition known as a "bolter", the aircraft has sufficient power to continue down the angled flight deck and become airborne again. Once the arresting gear stops the aircraft, the pilot brings the throttles back to idle, raises the hook and taxies clear.

  5. Longeron - Wikipedia

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    Interior of a Boeing/Stearman PT-17 showing small channel section stringers. In engineering, a longeron or stringer is a load-bearing component of a framework.. The term is commonly used in connection with aircraft fuselages and automobile chassis.

  6. Tailhook - Wikipedia

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    Aircraft catching the wire while landing on an aircraft carrier A tailhook , arresting hook , or arrester hook is a device attached to the empennage (rear) of some military fixed-wing aircraft . The hook is used to achieve rapid deceleration during routine landings aboard aircraft carrier flight decks at sea, or during emergency landings or ...

  7. Tie down strap - Wikipedia

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    Member of the US Navy secures the strap of a pallet during a training exercise. A ratchet tie-down strap. A tie down strap (also known as a ratchet strap, a lashing strap or a tie down) is a fastener used to hold down cargo or equipment during transport. Tie down straps are essentially webbing that is outfitted with tie down hardware. This ...

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  9. Naval Flight Officer insignia - Wikipedia

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    Naval Flight Officer insignia Naval Flight Officer Astronaut insignia. The Naval Flight Officer insignia is a breast insignia of the United States military which is awarded to those aviators of the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard who have qualified as Naval Flight Officers (NFO) based on successful completion of flight training.