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    STOBAR ("short take-off, barrier-arrested recovery") is a system used for the launch and recovery of aircraft from the deck of an aircraft carrier, combining...
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    barrier-arrested recovery (STOBAR): these carriers are generally limited to carrying lighter fixed-wing aircraft with more limited payloads. STOBAR carrier air wings...
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    Ski-jumps can be used in two ways: Short Take-Off But Arrested Recovery (STOBAR) for conventional, tailhook-equipped naval aircraft; and Short Take-Off...
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    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...
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    2004. The transformed ship completed her sea trials in July 2013 and first STOBAR aviation trials in September 2013. She was commissioned on 16 November 2013...
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    catapult-assisted take-offs (CATOBAR); previous Chinese carriers used ski-jumps (STOBAR). Fujian was built by the Jiangnan Shipyard for the People's Liberation...
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    Avianо́stsii Tipa "Kuznetsо́v"), Soviet designation Project 1143.5, is a class of STOBAR aircraft carriers operated by the Russian and Chinese navies. Originally...
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  • Barrier Arrested Recovery (CATOBAR) Short Take-Off Barrier Arrested Recovery (STOBAR) Short Take-Off Vertical Landing (STOVL) Chinese Navy Type 003 – under construction...
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  • methods of launch and recovery can only use aircraft with STOVL or STOBAR capability. STOBAR (Short Take Off But Arrested Recovery) is a system used for the...
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    component of naval aviation, and it is most commonly used on CATOBAR and STOBAR aircraft carriers. Similar systems are also found at land-based airfields...
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