CATOBAR
Noun
Meaning
Acronym of catapult-assisted takeoff but arrested recovery.
Acronym of catapult-assisted takeoff barrier arrested recovery.
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Examples
CATOBAR is most commonly used on USN supercarriers as it allows the deployment of heavy jets with full loadouts, especially on ground-attack missions.
Non-VTOL or conventional aircraft cannot decelerate on their own, and almost all carriers using them must have arrested-recovery systems (-BAR, e.g. CATOBAR or STOBAR) to recover their aircraft.
This carrier will be a hybrid of CATOBAR and STOBAR, given the fact that it utilizes both systems of launching aircraft.