>The article addresses a point that occurred to me when reading the Aviation Geek Club article: Air Force planes didn't land on carriers, so why would they have

>The article addresses a point that occurred to me when reading the Aviation Geek Club article: Air Force planes didn't land on carriers, so why would they have a tail hook? Loads of air force aircraft have tail hooks ,they're used to stop the aircraft in an emergency https://www.quora.com/Why-do-F16s-have-tail-hooks-even-though-they-dont-operate-from-carriers https://www.quora.com/Why-do-F16s-have-tail-hooks-even-thoug...