 it engages a wire that is strung across the deck. Well, in this case, this aircraft was so light, he wouldn't need a way to, he wouldn't have to stop it in that manner. He brought the airplane in after he received word that he could land. When it hit the deck, he was able to bring it to a stop in a relatively short distance. He was also aided by the fact that the aircraft carrier was turned to the wind. So there was wind coming across the deck and that helped slow him as well. And the crew ran out.