Why can’t we use CATOBAR-adjacent tech on airliners to stop runway overruns in winter ops?

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Why can’t we use CATOBAR-adjacent tech on airliners to stop runway overruns in winter ops?

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Many runways use an arrestor system at the end of runways. But they’re passive devices where the weight of the plane crushes the runway surface, essentially digging the plane’s landing gear into the ground and slowing it that way.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineered_materials_arrestor_system

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