CATOBAR
Carrier centric aircraft launch-recovery system / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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CATOBAR ("Catapult Assisted Take-Off But Arrested Recovery"[1] or "Catapult Assisted Take-Off Barrier Arrested Recovery"[2]) is a system used for the launch and recovery of aircraft from the deck of an aircraft carrier. Under this technique, aircraft launch using a catapult-assisted take-off and land on the ship (the recovery phase) using arrestor wires.
Although this system is costlier than alternative methods, it provides greater flexibility in carrier operations, since it imposes less onerous design elements on fixed wing aircraft than alternative methods of launch and recovery such as STOVL or STOBAR, allowing for a greater payload for more ordnance and/or fuel. CATOBAR can launch aircraft that lack a high thrust to weight ratio, including heavier non-fighter aircraft such as the E-2 Hawkeye and Grumman C-2 Greyhound.[3][4][5]