STOBAR
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| CTOL |
| STOL |
| STOVL |
| VTOL |
| VTOHL |
| V/STOL |
| CATOBAR |
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| CATO |
| JATO/RATO |
| ZLL/ZLTO |
STOBAR (Short Take Off But Arrested Recovery) is a system used for the launch and recovery of aircraft from the deck of an aircraft carrier, combining elements of both STOVL and CATOBAR. Aircraft launch under their own power using a ski-jump to assist take-off (rather than using a catapult like most carriers). However, these are conventional, rather than STOVL aircraft, and thus require arrestor wires to land on the ship. The Russian Navy aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov is the only current example of a STOBAR carrier, another will be Indian INS Vikramaditya and a future Indian aircraft carrier. STOBAR system is simpler to build, than CATOBAR, but its usage is limited to fighter aircraft with high thrust to weight ratio only. Moreover, their take-off weight (and a weight of armament) is limited.
When the Eurofighter was proposed for the "Future Carrier Borne Aircraft" it was envisaged that it would operate in a STOBAR configuration. The FCBA is to be deployed on the Royal Navy's next generation carriers, CVF. Instead, the Lockheed Martin Lightning II will be the FCBA, operating in a STOVL configuration.
