VTOL
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈviː.tɒl/us/ˈviː.tɑːl/abbreviationforverticaltake-offandlanding: used todescribeanaircraftthat isableto take off andlandvertically, goingstraightup andstraightdown from and to theground, or thesystemthat makes thispossible:
Thecompanyisaimingtoengineerthe first VTOLaircraftthat issafetooperate,inexpensivetomanufacture, andeconomicaltomaintain.
See also
STOL
- Small,helicopterVTOLcarrierscan onlydeploylimitedshortrangeassets.
- How does thiscapabilitydifferfrom that ofolderVTOLplanes?
- ThetriangularwingedjetChallenger 1convertedto VTOLmodeanddroppedsteadilydownwardonto thecircularlandingpad.
Air travel: fixed-wing aircraft & helicopters
- air taxi
- airframe
- airliner
- airplane
- amphibian
- biplane
- chopper
- copter
- crop duster
- hang-glider
- helicopter
- interceptor
- jumbo jet
- shuttle
- superjumbo
- superplane
- UAV
- ultralight
- vertical take-off
- warplane
VTOL
noun[U]
uk/ˈviː.tɒl/us/ˈviː.tɑːl/abbreviationforverticaltake-offandlanding: thesystemthat makes itpossiblefor anaircraftto take off andlandvertically:
VTOL is nothingspecialin awargadgetthesedays.
With VTOLyourgroundequipmentcan be made much moreportable.
Air travel: fixed-wing aircraft & helicopters
- air taxi
- airframe
- airliner
- airplane
- amphibian
- biplane
- chopper
- copter
- crop duster
- hang-glider
- helicopter
- interceptor
- jumbo jet
- shuttle
- superjumbo
- superplane
- UAV
- ultralight
- vertical take-off
- warplane