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    A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft is one that can take off and land vertically without relying on a runway. This classification can include...
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    Bayraktar VTOL is a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle system developed by Baykar Defense, and announced for the first time...
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    1979. On September 8, 1980, he was killed in the crash of a Yakovlev Yak-38 VTOL fighter on the Minsk. The carrier was retired, and decommissioned on 30 June...
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    prospective capabilities and viability of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft, which would eliminate the requirement for vulnerable runways by...
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    also known as the Yak-41, is a Soviet supersonic vertical takeoff/landing (VTOL) fighter aircraft designed by Yakovlev. Intended as a replacement for the...
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    Ducted fan VTOL Birdman Project 102 – Canadair CL-52 – jet engine testbed (converted Boeing B-47) Canadair CL-84 Dynavert – tilt-wing VTOL de Havilland...
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    NATO reporting name: "Forger") was Soviet Naval Aviation's only operational VTOL strike fighter aircraft in addition to being its first operational carrier-based...
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  • to produce modern CAA-certified VTOL autogyros for commercial use. They have a prototype under test, the Pegasus VTOL-Tech, which is to go into production...
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    Takeoff (section VTOL)
    runway. For balloons, helicopters and some specialized fixed-wing aircraft (VTOL aircraft such as the Harrier and the Bell Boeing V22 Osprey), no runway is...
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  • The SQA eVTOL (otherwise known as Belin V) is a tactical reconnaissance UAV classified as a NATO class 1 mini tactical drone with less than 15kg MTOW....
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