Editing STOBAR (section)

== Advantages ==
Compared to CATOBAR, STOBAR is less expensive to develop. It is easier to operate than a CATOBAR configuration, which requires large number of operators to launch the aircraft. The lack of any moving parts in a ski-jump makes it less expensive to maintain than a catapult.<ref name="Head">{{cite web |last=Head |first=Jeff |date=2014-04-07 |url=http://www.freewebs.com/jeffhead/worldwideaircraftcarriers/carriers.htm |title=What are the carriers? |access-date=2019-07-26 |website=World-Wide Aircraft Carriers |via=Freewebs}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |url=https://www.usnwc.edu/getattachment/99679d4b-cbc1-4291-933e-a520ea231565/China-s-Aircraft-Carrier-Ambitions--An-Update |title=China's Aircraft Carrier Ambitions |last1=Li |first1=Nan |last2=Weuve |first2=Christopher |journal=Naval War College Review |year=2010 |volume=63 |number=1 |page=20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727100737/http://www.usnwc.edu/getattachment/99679d4b-cbc1-4291-933e-a520ea231565/China-s-Aircraft-Carrier-Ambitions--An-Update |archive-date=2010-07-27}}</ref> It does not require any additional system to generate force required to launch the aircraft, unlike CATOBAR where an external force is needed to be generated either from [[Aircraft catapult|steam catapult]]<ref>{{Cite book |chapter-url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/navy/nrtc/14310_ch4.pdf |chapter=Chapter 4. Steam-Powered Catapults |title=Aviation Boatswain's. Mate E. NAVEDTRA 14310 (Nonresident Training Course) |publisher=Naval Education and Training Professional Development and Technology Center |date=July 2001 |via=GlobalSecurity.org}}</ref> or [[Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System]] (EMALS)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://defensetech.org/2007/04/05/emals-next-gen-catapult/ |title=EMALS: Next Gen Catapult |date=2007-04-05 |website=Defense Tech |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620194141/http://defensetech.org/2007/04/05/emals-next-gen-catapult/ |archive-date=2010-06-20}}</ref> to launch the aircraft.