Explore Vtol through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Vtol meaning
A fixed-wing aircraft that is capable of ascending into the air straight up as opposed to needing to accelerate horizontally first.
Using Vtol
- The main meaning on this page is: A fixed-wing aircraft that is capable of ascending into the air straight up as opposed to needing to accelerate horizontally first.
- In the example corpus, vtol often appears in combinations such as: vtol aircraft, landing vtol, for vtol.
Context around Vtol
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 6 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Vtol
- In this selection, "vtol" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, landing, successful, early, aircraft, years and engines stand out and add context to how "vtol" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include aircraft are vtol capable or and and landing vtol aircraft. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "vtol" sits close to words such as aarhus, abdu and abetted, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with vtol
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In VTOL, the exhaust can be varied between vertical and horizontal thrust. (12 words)
In 1972, the U.S. Navy put out a request for proposal for a VTOL fighter/attack aircraft. (18 words)
If the aircraft are VTOL-capable or helicopters, they do not need to decelerate and hence there is no such need. (21 words)
Successful VTOL aircraft like the s are able to angle their main engine exhaust downwards to generate lift—but in the early VTOL years, the Army and Navy opted for a tail-sitter design. (34 words)
Both Convair and Lockheed competed for the contract but in 1950, the requirement was revised, with a call for a research aircraft capable of eventually evolving into a VTOL ship-based convoy escort fighter. (34 words)
History Props, proprotors and advanced rotorcraft seeAlso The idea of vertical flight has been around for thousands of years and sketches for a VTOL (helicopter) shows up in Leonardo da Vinci 's sketch book. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
Successful VTOL aircraft like the s are able to angle their main engine exhaust downwards to generate lift—but in the early VTOL years, the Army and Navy opted for a tail-sitter design.
This led to the first VTOL engines as used in the first British VTOL aircraft, the Short SC.1 (1957) which used four vertical lift engines with a horizontal one for forward thrust.
In 1972, the U.S. Navy put out a request for proposal for a VTOL fighter/attack aircraft.
We are honored to be the first to fly the EC Micro on our new tactical Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) UAS platform.
The majority are fixed-wing (174), while rotary wing and vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) are less common types in the market at three units each.
After the Second World War, the U.S. Army and Navy began research into vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft as a way to maximize aircraft carrier usefulness.
Historically, VTOL aircraft like the Harrier and its successor the F-35 have operated from bases close to the borders of their target areas or from aircraft carriers.
The F-35B variant could also significantly increase survivability in event of runway destruction by a surprise strike due to its VTOL capability.
Commercial services should begin in 2025, Lilium says, with the goal of producing hundreds of the VTOL jets a year by that point.
On the other end are smaller amphibious assault ship designed to deploy helicopters and vertical-takeoff and landing (VTOL) jump jets: namely the Harrier and the now long-retired Soviet Yak-38 Forger.
And Kitty Hawk, a California-based company funded by Google founder Larry Page, produced a sleek, one-seat VTOL prototype this year.
A spinner can be driven as a ground-based vehicle, and take off vertically, hover, and cruise using jet propulsion much like vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft.
Both Convair and Lockheed competed for the contract but in 1950, the requirement was revised, with a call for a research aircraft capable of eventually evolving into a VTOL ship-based convoy escort fighter.
Classes of powered lift types include VTOL jet aircraft (such as the Harrier jump-jet ) and tiltrotors (such as the V-22 Osprey ), among others.
Evans 1998, pp. 14, 16. The Harrier's VTOL abilities allowed it to be deployed from very small prepared clearings or helipads as well as normal airfields.
History Props, proprotors and advanced rotorcraft seeAlso The idea of vertical flight has been around for thousands of years and sketches for a VTOL (helicopter) shows up in Leonardo da Vinci 's sketch book.
If the aircraft are VTOL-capable or helicopters, they do not need to decelerate and hence there is no such need.
In the mid-1980s, former Boeing engineer, Fred Barker, founded Flight Innovations Inc. and began the development of the Sky Commuter, a small duct fans-based VTOL aircraft.
In VTOL, the exhaust can be varied between vertical and horizontal thrust.
Jefford 2006, p. 11. Hawker sought to quickly move on to a new project and became interested in Vertical Take Off/Landing (VTOL) aircraft, which did not need runways.
Common combinations with vtol
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: