VTOL in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for VTOL in the English»French Dictionary

VTOL N

VTOL → vertical takeoff and landing (plane)

VTOL

VTOL m

VTOL

aéronef m à décollage vertical

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VTOL in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for VTOL in the English»French Dictionary

VTOL [ˈvi:tɒl, Am -tɑ:l] N

VTOL abbreviation of vertical takeoff and landing

VTOL

VTOL m

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English

This aircraft was used for early research into VTOL until it was written off in a landing accident in 1981.

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However, to date, no vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) vehicle has ever demonstrated such capabilities.

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It has VTOL cabilities and is powered by electric fans and jet turbines.

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The flying craft themselves, some described as hoppers, have VTOL capabilities and unusually long ranges.

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The rear nozzle could rotate from 0 degrees to 95 degrees for VTOL landing and hovering.

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It features a VTOL design to be quickly deployable in the battlefield.

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The hybrid approach was necessary because the computations for controlling VTOL were not feasible with digital computers available at that time.

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This prototype variant includes VTOL capabilities and an internal cargo hold for several people to sit in.

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For VTOL operations the aircraft was expected to sit pointed up, supported by long landing legs that extended out of the spine.

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If the aircraft are VTOL-capable or helicopters, they do not need to decelerate and hence there is no such need.

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