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Saturday, November 04, 2006

NAVAIR to Debut New Aircraft Recovery System on USS Ronald Reagan

USS Ronald ReaganA new type of aircraft arresting gear control system will help our warfighters land on our aircraft carriers. The new arresting gear control system is called the Advanced Recovery Control System (ARC). The ARC replaces the mechanical systems and their associated controls used today with state-of-the-art arresting gear digital control system technology. ARC will be installed on the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in 2007 during the ship’s next scheduled maintenance period.

“In this age of computers and digital technology, aircraft carrier arresting gear systems have remained strictly mechanical in nature. That scenario is about to change with the introduction of the ARC,” said Capt. Stephen Rorke, the program manger for aircraft launch and recovery equipment, PMA-251. “ARC provides built-in diagnostics and arresting gear engine health monitoring capability, reduces supply and maintenance needs and extends the life of the current arresting gear.”

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