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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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    usually operated as a STOVL aircraft to increase its fuel and weapons load. STOBAR is a system used for the launch and recovery of aircraft from the deck of...
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    800 kg). Weight problems are compounded when operating off Liaoning, as its STOBAR launch and recovery method further limits payload capacity. In 2023, China...
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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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    illustration showing a 32,000-tonne (31,000-long-ton; 35,000-short-ton) STOBAR (Short Take-Off But Arrested Recovery) design with a pronounced ski jump...
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    take-offs from the Indian Navy’s Short Take-Off Barrier Arrested Recovery (STOBAR) aircraft carriers. As a dedicated deck-based fighter, it will feature foldable...
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    predecessor, uses the simpler "short take-off barrier-arrested recovery" (STOBAR) launch and recovery system. China portal List of aircraft carriers Chinese...
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    utility in flight operations, the angled deck is now a defining feature of STOBAR and CATOBAR equipped aircraft carriers. The angled flight deck was first...
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    to operate from carriers on a Short Take-Off, Barrier Arrested Recovery (STOBAR) basis, using a 'ski jump' ramp for aircraft launch and arresting gear for...
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  • displacement of 65,000 tonnes and might have a CATOBAR system, unlike the STOBAR system on INS Vikrant. A Joint Working Group on Aircraft Carrier Cooperation...
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    aircraft from a ski-jump, emphasizing its compatibility with the Indian Navy's STOBAR carriers. In May 2022, two Super Hornets were sent to Goa to showcase compatibility...
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    Akagi Fleet carrier STOBAR — 1920–22 conversion from battlecruiser never completed. Amagi  Japanese Navy Unryū Light fleet carrier STOBAR 1944–1945 Sunk 29...
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    STOBAR Aircraft carrier 25 September 2012 Type 002 (modified Kuznetsov-class) Shandong (17) 305 305 m (1,001 ft) 060000 60,000 t Conventional STOBAR Aircraft...
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    designed Class and type Type 001, Kuznetsov-class aircraft carrier Type STOBAR aircraft carrier Displacement 43,000 tons, light 54,500 tons, normal 60...
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    storage. Structural changes would make the airframe capable of CATOBAR and STOBAR operations. If the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) decides to procure an aircraft...
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    CATOBAR carriers of any size, while Russia, China and India operate sizeable STOBAR carriers (although all three are originally of Russian design). The United...
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    800 kg). Weight problems are compounded when operating off Liaoning, as its STOBAR launch and recovery method further limits payload capacity. In April 2016...
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    showed several aircraft carrier-like features, including a ski-jump ramp for STOBAR aircraft (like the AV-8B Harrier II and F-35B fighters), four or five helicopter...
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    operate conventional aircraft from "short take-off but arrested landing" (STOBAR) aircraft carriers. Instead of a catapult, they use a ski jump to assist...
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    7 February 2015 with ski-jump take-off and arrested landing required in STOBAR carrier. NP-5 (NAVY3005) – Two-seat naval variant. First flight on 29 August...
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  • 285 meters in length, 72 meters in width, with 60000 tons of displacement STOBAR type carrier. TF-2000 Guided-missile Destroyer Under development. 8 are...
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    December 2015, it was announced that China was building a second carrier in STOBAR configuration, displacing around 50,000 tonnes, with a length of 300m and...
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