"retract speed brakes" after catching the wire...?

[fitness88]

I've seen actual videos and never saw a RL pilot have the speed brake extended as any part of the carrier landing.

Out of the manual, what is this about?

 

Thank you.

Edited May 29, 2020 by fitness88

[Flamin_Squirrel]

The Hornet doesn't approach with speedbrake, but the F14 does. Guess they're just covering their bases.

[fitness88]

The Hornet doesn't approach with speedbrake, but the F14 does. Guess they're just covering their bases.

 

OK...thanks for that!

[bear.is.flying]

For the Tomcat, if you advance the throttles to MIL or higher, the speed brakes automatically retract.

[Falby]

I have the speed brake assigned to the same 2 way switch I use on the F14 and it auto retracts when I lower the flaps on the Hornet. I have TM WH.

[launchedsquid]

In the hornet, if you have the speedbrake deployed when you extend the gear and flaps the hornet automatically retracts it, if you extent the speed brake on approach after you have configured for landing the hornet automatically retracts it again.

The airbrake will not stay extended until after you have WoW, then it will extend when commanded and stay up until retracted by the pilot.

Normal procedures, hornets don't land with speedbrake extended.

[flywaldair (Skynet dev.)]

older jets had a rather long engine spool up time. so they would approach at or almost at full mil power and extend their speed brakes. in case of a wave off or bolter they would retract their speed brakes. the time it took to retract the speed brake was less than the spool up time of the engine.