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HORIZONTAL TAKEOFF HORIZONTAL LANDING [2 records]

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Record 1 2014-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Aircraft
DEF

A rotorcraft with the axes of the power-driven proprotor blades capable of pivoting from vertical for vertical takeoff, landing, and hover operations to horizontal to derive lift from the wing in cruise.

CONT

This is the decade of the tilt-rotor VSTOL aircraft. ... The two prototype XV-15 tilt-rotor research aircraft have now flown almost 100 hours, and run for more than 200 hours on test stands and in wind tunnels. ... It can be hovered like a helicopter and flown like an aircraft.

Key term(s)
  • tiltrotor shuttle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'aéronefs
DEF

Giravion équipé des mêmes axes que ceux utilisés pour les pales d'un rotor orientable motopropulsé capable de pivoter de la verticale (pour les décollages et atterrissages verticaux et le vol stationnaire) à l'horizontale (pour obtenir la portance d'aile en vol de croisière).

CONT

Deux appareils expérimentaux à rotors basculants Bell XV-15 sont actuellement essayés en vol à des fins diverses par des pilotes de l'US Army, de la NASA et de Bell.

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
CONT

The Space Systems Design Lab at Georgia Tech performs future generation launch vehicle design. The vehicle used in this particular project is a SSTO (Single Stage to Orbit) hypersonic, reusable, HTHL (Horizontal Take-Off Horizontal Landing) concept.

Key term(s)
  • horizontal takeoff horizontal landing
  • horizontal take off horizontal landing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace

Spanish

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