CATOBAR

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Types of
take-off and
landing

CTOL
STOL
STOVL
VTOL
VTOHL
V/STOL
CATOBAR
STOBAR

CATO
JATO/RATO
ZLL/ZLTO
CATOBAR (Catapult Assisted Take Off But Arrested Recovery) is a system used for the launch and recovery of aircraft from the deck of an aircraft carrier. Aircraft launch using a catapult assisted take-off. However, these are conventional, rather than STOVL aircraft, and thus require arrestor wires to land on the ship. Most aircraft carriers use CATOBAR, such as the American Nimitz class aircraft carrier or the French Charles De Gaulle.

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