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VTOL

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VTOL  (vtôl)
n.
A convertiplane that can take off and land vertically.
[v(ertical) t(ake)o(ff and) l(anding).]
VTOL [ˈviːtɒl]
n
1. (Engineering / Aeronautics) vertical takeoff and landing; a system in which an aircraft can take off and land vertically
2. (Engineering / Aeronautics) an aircraft that uses this system Compare STOL
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VTOL [ˈviːtɒl] N ABBR =vertical take-off and landing → ADAC m
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GL Court, E London A THIS was the nickname for an experimental vertical-take-off-and-land (VTOL) plane, the prototype for the world's first VTOL aircraft, the Harrier jump jet, which first flew in 1966.
Question Time by The Mirror (London, England)
His aim was to invent a personal VTOL aircraft (vertical take-off and landing, the same as used in Harrier Jump Jets).
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The Eagle VTOL aerial rescue platform's design is based on a ducted fan technology, powered by a number of internal combustion engines, on top of which a double-deck occupied area is mounted.
Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Baker, A. Duffy / National Defense
 
 
 
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