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 The Harrier Jump Jet, one of the most famous and successful fixed-wing single-engine VTOL aircraft |
A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft is one that can hover, take off and land vertically. This classification includes fixed-wing aircraft as well as helicopters and other aircraft with powered rotors, such as cyclogyros/cyclocopters and tiltrotors. Some VTOL aircraft can operate in other modes as well, such as CTOL (conventional take-off and landing), STOL (short take-off and landing), and/or STOVL (short take-off and vertical landing). Others, such as some helicopters, can only operate by VTOL, due to the aircraft lacking landing gear that can handle horizontal motion. VTOL is a subset of V/STOL (vertical and/or short take-off and landing).
- See also: Wikipedia, Wiktionary
- Related: McDonnell Douglas DC-X, Military disc shaped aircraft, Peter Bielkowicz, Powered lift, Proprotor, Ptol, Quad (rocket), Reusable Vehicle Testing, STOL, Tailsitter, Tiltrotor, Tiltjet, Tiltwing, VSTOL
| Doak VZ-4 image Doak VZ-4 image www.militaryimages.net/photopost/data/520/Doak_VZ-4.JPG - Web |
| V/STOL Wheel of Misfortune V/STOL Wheel of Misfortune www.vstol.org/wheel/wheel.htm - Web |
| Tiltplane VTOL Aircraft Tiltplane VTOL Aircraft www.tiltplane.com - Web |
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