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VERTICAL TAKE-OFF LANDING [1 record]

Record 1 2002-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Maneuvers
DEF

The capability of an aircraft to take-off and land vertically and to transfer to or from forward motion at heights required to clear surrounding obstacles.

OBS

vertical take-off and landing: term and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manœuvres d'aéronefs
DEF

Possibilité, pour un aéronef, de décoller et atterrir verticalement et de passer à une altitude suffisante pour franchir les obstacles avoisinants.

OBS

décollage et atterrissage verticaux : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

OBS

décollage et atterrissage verticaux : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Maniobras de las aeronaves
DEF

Posibilidad de una aeronave de despegar y aterrizar verticalmente y de pasar a, o desde, el movimiento hacia adelante a una altura suficiente para sobrepasar los obstáculos que le rodean.

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