STOBAR

Short Take Off But Arrested Recovery ( STOBAR ) is a system of the launch and recovery of aircraft on aircraft carriers and refers to aircraft that rely on conventional takeoff and landing by accelerating or coasting, ie after the Conventional Take- Off and Landing principle are designed. Alternative concepts are short takeoff vertical landing ( STOVL ) or vertical takeoff with vertical landing ( VTOL).

The system results from the lack of space that exists on aircraft carriers and leads that start and runways for the necessary acceleration and coasting are too short. In STOBAR the carrier aircraft launch using a ski jump (ski jump) and are slowed down by retaining ropes while landing. If you are starting with the help of catapults, there is talk of CATOBAR.

The best-known example of an aircraft carrier, the STOBAR uses, is the Russian Admiral Kuznetsov, start their Su-33 aircraft over a ramp. Although the British Navy uses carrier with launch ramps ( Invincible - class), is spoken in this case is not of STOBAR because the used Harrier aircraft of the type, among other things use the STOVL principle, that is, they must not be slowed by check straps.

Aircraft carrier

Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov Sukhoi Su-33 Royal Navy Hawker Siddeley Harrier

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