catapult assisted takeoff but arrested recovery
Also known as catapult takeoff/arrested landing, catapult assisted take-off but arrested recovery, catapult assisted takeoff barrier arrested recovery, CATOBAR
thumb|Flight deck of USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, showing catapult layout thumb|Catapult launches aboard USS Ronald Reagan
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- Types
- Current users
- Active CATOBAR aircraft carrier classes
- CATOBAR carriers under construction
- CATOBAR carriers planned
- List of CATOBAR aircraft
- Potential users
- See also
- References
thumb|Flight deck of USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, showing catapult layout thumb|Catapult launches aboard USS Ronald Reagan
CATOBAR (acronym for catapult-assisted take-off but arrested recovery or catapult-assisted take-off, barrier arrested recovery) is a naval aviation system used for the takeoff and landing of fixed-wing aircraft from the flight deck of an aircraft carrier. Under the CATOBAR system, carrier-based aircraft are launched via assisted take-off with additional acceleration from an aircraft catapult, and land on the ship (the recovery phase) with assisted deceleration from an arresting gear.