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Barrier nets protected parked aircraft before angled decks

A carrier-safety question asks how straight-deck ships kept a landing aircraft from plowing into parked machines.

Question

How did straight-deck carriers protect parked aircraft from landing accidents?

Short answer

They used arresting barriers and multiple nets; angled decks would not eliminate every such accident.

Notes

Straight-deck carriers used arresting barriers and often more than one net. An aircraft had to miss the wires and penetrate those barriers before reaching parked aircraft. An angled deck would not necessarily solve every damaged-aircraft landing scenario.