Catapult-assisted aircraft launch systems are expensive and complex but enable carriers to operate a wider array of aircraft types with larger payloads in energy-efficient manner, while short take-off and vertical-landing designs limit operators to high thrust-to-weight ratio aircraft like fighters with payload restrictions.
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“These systems can be expensive, technically complex and difficult to maintain, but you get more options when it comes to air wing composition and payload.”
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