hink441 Posted June 19, 2020 Share #1 Posted June 19, 2020 This is an AD-5 tailhook I recently obtained. This one shows a good amount of wear and tear. Really happy to have this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-59A Posted June 20, 2020 Share #2 Posted June 20, 2020 That is very cool and heavy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hink441 Posted June 20, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted June 20, 2020 13 minutes ago, P-59A said: That is very cool and heavy. Thank you. It really isn’t as heavy as you might think. It weighs 31 lbs. The AD-5 was a larger version of the AD-4 single seater. Here is the tailhook of the AD-5 next to an AD-4 tailhook. I am missing the hook point for the AD-4. You can see the hook for the AD-5 is considerably larger. Anybody got a hook point for the AD-4 Skyraider?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-59A Posted June 20, 2020 Share #4 Posted June 20, 2020 Really? Is it an alloy? I found the catapult hook from an F4U at a crash site and that thing was really heavy. It was only a "J" hook but it was thick solid heavy metal. Nothing in size next to your tail hook. I would have thought given the size of your tail hook you would be something in the area of 75-100 lbs or more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hink441 Posted June 20, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted June 20, 2020 Yes, the tube is hollow and some sort of lightweight alloy. The ends are cast steel and have some weight but the hook point is where the weight is. Here are some hook points (left to right F-8, S-3, F-14) and a catapult bridle hook I have from a F4U. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hink441 Posted June 20, 2020 Author Share #6 Posted June 20, 2020 Here is an informative older thread regarding tailhooks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-59A Posted June 20, 2020 Share #7 Posted June 20, 2020 1 hour ago, hink441 said: Yes, the tube is hollow and some sort of lightweight alloy. The ends are cast steel and have some weight but the hook point is where the weight is. Here are some hook points (left to right F-8, S-3, F-14) and a catapult bridle hook I have from a F4U. That is what I found. I didn't know it was called a bridal hook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hink441 Posted June 20, 2020 Author Share #8 Posted June 20, 2020 The bridle is the cable that hooks to the catapult shuttle and goes to the aircraft. So you could call it the catapult hook or bridle hook, either one is fine by me. Here is a Corsair with the bridle hooked and ready to launch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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