VTOL
Straight up departure
VTOL stands for vertical takeoff and landing, describing aircraft that can rise straight up without a runway.
Helicopters are inherently VTOL; the term usually refers to fixed-wing aircraft with this capability, like the Harrier jet or the V-22 Osprey.
The military prefers VTOL aircraft for operations where runways are unavailable.
Aircraft with pivoting engines
- rotorcraftAircraft lifted by blades
- OspreyHybrid helicopter-airplane for combat
- HarrierVTOL military aircraft
- F-35BSTOVL stealth aircraft
helicopter · gyrocopter · autogyro · quadcopter · jetpack · convertiplane · multirotor
Remain suspended midair
- takeoffDeparture or parody
- landingDescent's final moment
- thrustForceful forward motion
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
transition · rotor · propellers · airborne · helipad · airspace · altitude · maneuver
VTOL military aircraft
- OspreyHybrid helicopter-airplane for combat
- F-35BSTOVL stealth aircraft
- assaultViolent offensive act
- amphibiousOperating on land and water
carrier · tactical · reconnaissance · deployment · mission · shipborne · expeditionary · extraction
Conversion to powered systems
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- futurismStudy of tomorrow's possibilities
- commuterOne who travels regularly
tiltrotor
Aircraft with pivoting engines
- rotorcraftAircraft lifted by blades
- OspreyHybrid helicopter-airplane for combat
- HarrierVTOL military aircraft
F-35B · helicopter · gyrocopter · autogyro · quadcopter · jetpack · convertiplane · multirotor
hover
Remain suspended midair
lift · transition · rotor · propellers · airborne · helipad · airspace · altitude · maneuver · descent
Harrier
VTOL military aircraft
amphibious · carrier · tactical · reconnaissance · deployment · mission · shipborne · expeditionary · extraction · insertion
electrification
Conversion to powered systems
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- futurismStudy of tomorrow's possibilities
- commuterOne who travels regularly
- aircraftairplane, airliner, airplanes, plane, biplane
- aircraft typesseaplane, Boeing 737, floatplane, fighter jets, bush plane
- Future Transporthyperloop, maglev, air taxi, drone taxi, autonomous car
- flying vehiclesflying car, airship, shuttle, tiltrotor, jetpack
- Hovering Flighthelicopter, hummingbird, hover, hoverfly, dragonfly
- takeoffsliftoff, blastoff, blast off, launch, departure