Tags: Non-Profit Organisation.
The Tailhook Association is a U.S.-based non-profit fraternal organization supporting the interests of sea-based aviation with emphasis on aircraft carriers. The word tailhook refers to the hook underneath the tail of the aircraft that catches the arresting wire suspended across the flight deck in order to stop the landing plane quickly.The association was formed by active-duty naval aviators in 1956 eventually growing into a national organization headquartered in San Diego California.