Carrier-based aircraft

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An F / A-18E lands on the USS John C. Stennis

Carrier-supported aircraft are naval aviators that are specially set up for the use of aircraft carriers , the exact requirements depending on the particular carrier concept used. The additional equipment mainly includes a catch hook at the stern in order to bring the aircraft to a standstill quickly after landing with the help of the safety ropes on the deck of an aircraft carrier, as well as a reinforced landing gear to withstand the greater mechanical loads during the hard deck landings. In these cases one speaks of a CATOBAR or STOBAR principle. To operate on a CATOBAR carrier, an aircraft also needs a catapult take-off device . Carriers that are operated according to the STOVL principle usually use vertical take-offs as aircraft, which usually take off with or without a ski jump and land vertically. Foldable wings are helpful for more compact storage. Carrier-based aircraft can easily be deployed from land, but land-based aircraft cannot readily be deployed on board aircraft carriers. Many land-based military aircraft also have catch hooks, but they are only used in an emergency and then only on a runway.

Modern carrier-based aircraft in active service

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