Last week Frank, Marcel and me were present at Payerne when a F/A-18 Hornet made a cable barrier landing. Below you will find three sequential shots of the event. Fortunately it was no emergency landing, but a planned wire trap as part of the pilot conversion training. The next day two more of these traps were made.
Cheers,
Iwan
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1. A long trail of sparks behind the Hornet, as the hook scratches the tarmac
![Image](http://www.dappa.nl/swiss-115.jpg)
2. The hook catches the wire and the Hornets starts its rapid deceleration
![Image](http://www.dappa.nl/swiss-116.jpg)
3. The cable pulled out for a few hundred feet and the Hornet has come to a full stop