water barrier — A runway overrun barrier using water as a retarding material. Normally, fine river sand is the preferred agent for retardation, and then it is referred to as a soft ground arrester … Aviation dictionary
soft ground arrester — A runway overrun barrier using fine river sand as a retarding material. Such arresters supplement the normal net type of arrester barriers. They may be located along with these arrester barriers or without them … Aviation dictionary
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