MIL-STD-2066 Catapulting And Arresting Gear Forcing Functions For Aircraft Structural Design \(S/S By Mil-Hdbk-2066\)The information contained herein presents loading characteristics, associated parameters, and methods to be used in calculating the catapulting and arresting loads of MIL-A-8863 and MIL-A-8866 for the design of U.S. Navy airplanes operating from shipboard and shorebased launching and recovery gears. A listing of such gears for which data is contained herein is given in Table 1.

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NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY

CATAPULTING AND ARRESTING GEAR FORCING FUNCTIONS

FOR AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL DESIGN

MIL-STD-2066(AS)

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