CATOBAR
AIRCRAFT TAKEOFF AND LANDING USING CATAPULT ASSISTANCE FOR TAKEOFF AND BARRIER OR WIRE ARREST FOR LANDING, TYPICALLY ABOARD AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER
Catapult Assisted Take-Off But Arrested Recovery; Catapult Assisted Take-Off Barrier Arrested Recovery; Catobar
CATOBAR ("Catapult Assisted Take-Off But Arrested Recovery" or "Catapult Assisted Take-Off Barrier Arrested Recovery") is a system used for the launch and recovery of aircraft from the deck of an aircraft carrier. Under this technique, aircraft launch using a catapult-assisted take-off and land on the ship (the recovery phase) using arrestor wires.