Ken Duffey wrote:

Short Take Off But Arrested Recovery

http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/STOBAR

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STOBAR

http://www.sciencedaily.com/encyclopedia/stobar

Ken

Fred J. McCall wrote:
Ken Duffey wrote:

:The Kuznetsov has four arresting wires - and is therfore a 'STOBAR' design.

You're going to have to explain where the back half of that acronym
comes from.

Whereas US, French and Brazilian CV/CVNs are described as CATOBAR, and everything
else (at the moment) is STOVL.

Guy