0 abbreviation for vertical take-off and landing: used to describe an aircraft that is able to take off and land vertically, going straight up and straight down from and to the ground, or the system that makes this possible:
The company is aiming to engineer the first VTOL aircraft that is safe to operate, inexpensive to manufacture, and economical to maintain.
1 abbreviation for vertical take-off and landing: the system that makes it possible for an aircraft to take off and land vertically:
Small, helicopter VTOL carriers can only deploy limited short range assets.
How does this capability differ from that of older VTOL planes?
The triangular winged jet Challenger 1 converted to VTOL mode and dropped steadily downward onto the circular landing pad.
