Editing STOBAR (section)

{{short description|Aircraft carrier launch and recovery system}}
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[[File:INS Vikrant (R11) and INS Vikramaditya (R33) during joint exercise.jpg|thumb|{{INS|Vikrant|2013|6}} and {{INS|Vikramaditya}} with a ski-jump takeoff-ramp for STOBAR]]

'''STOBAR''' ("short take-off but arrested recovery" or "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 elements of "short take-off and vertical landing" ([[STOVL]]) with "catapult-assisted take-off but arrested recovery" ([[CATOBAR]]).

Aircraft launch under their own power using a [[Aircraft ski-jump|ski-jump]] to assist take-off (rather than using a [[Aircraft catapult|catapult]]). However, the planes are conventional, rather than STOVL aircraft, and thus require [[arrestor wires]] to land on the ship. The STOBAR system is simpler to build than CATOBAR. {{As of | 2018}}, it has been used widely on Russian, Indian, and Chinese carriers.<!-- Note that the Royal Navy uses STOVL, not STOBAR. -->