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Revision as of 20:16, 12 August 2008
With respect to carrier-capable aircraft, conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) means that it will be catapult-launched. It will land with the tailhook and arresting wire system.
CTOL aircraft will remain the primary aircraft type for U.S. Navy aircraft carriers, and will be at least partially in use for planned French and U.K. carriers. A CTOL aircraft, such as the F-18 Super Hornet and developmental F-35C Lighting II, can have much higher performance than a STOVL aircraft, which are used on the smaller carriers of other nations, and for U.S. Navy/Marine amphibious warfare aircraft such as the AV-8B Harrier II and future F-35B Lightning II STOVL multirole fighter.