for adduction, in France we have the old tank “ondee” from 1935, just recently decomissioned

http://www.netmarine.net/bat/remorque/ondee/mecene.htm
http://www.netmarine.net/bat/remorque/ondee/index.htm

funy story, this steam boat have made secret missions and supply nuclear-quality water for the french SNLE, when the base “Ile Longue” was short of
actually, this ship need a mecene for save it

and by the way, French Navy still have 4 sailing ship:

“Etoile” and “Belle Poule” 1932
http://www.netmarine.net/bat/be/bpoule/index.htm

“Mutin”, 1926
http://www.netmarine.net/g/bat/mutin/index.htm

and “Grande Hermine” around the same age

it looks for me like a non-sense to install both cat and sky jump ?!

the interest of the VSTOL or STOBAR is them no need cat, and then, they can go almost anywhere flat.

but if you have allready a carrier fitted with Catapult for the E 2-C, why for God sake not use them for the fighter/bomber ??

it can be F35, F18, or Rafales

evens the F35B is cancel or are to expensives, you still have the Rafales or F18 way

Maybe is a crazy idea, but well, why a F18 or a Rafales cant be launch with a sky jump ?

I means on the Kuznetzov, the SU27 are stopped with a brake system (i don’y know really how, maybe a cable ?) and when the reactors have full power, the brake give up and the planes go.

maybe it can be applicable one a Rafale or a F18, put the brak one the crosse normally made for stop the plane when he back on the aircraft carrier ?

The Indian have made some test for launch a Hawkeye by sky jump