Re: A question about Groom Lake


Message posted by Don on January 07, 2009 at 8:37:19 PST:

There are several arresting systems on the runway 32R. You mentioned the net, laying on the ground note there are no shadows. This is the last attempt catch net. Just before that is another cable at the end of the runway, note the shack buildings 250 feet to either side of the cable, those are the sheds for the reels that house the tapes connected to the cable. There is another cable some 1700 feet down the runway and it also has reel houses. The cable can be recessed into the ground so it doesn't get in the way of landing aircraft. You can get more information by googling about BAK-14 arresting systems.


In Reply to: A question about Groom Lake posted by Nelson on January 07, 2009 at 6:13:31 PST:

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