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Jato vs Ptol - What's the difference?

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In aviation terms the difference between jato and ptol

is that jato is jet assisted takeoff while ptol is Point Take-Off and Landing.

As a noun jato

is an auxiliary jet engine in a detachable unit that provides extra power for the takeoff of an aircraft.

jato

English

Noun

(JATO) (en noun)
  • An auxiliary jet engine in a detachable unit that provides extra power for the takeoff of an aircraft
  • A takeoff assisted by such a unit
  • A RATO unit or RATO takeoff - a rocket assisted take-off

    • Anagrams

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    ptol

    English

    (wikipedia PTOL)

    Acronym

    (Acronym) (head)
  • (aviation) P'oint]] '''T'''ake-'''O'''ff and [[landing, ' L anding

    • Usage notes

    PTOL is a specialized form of VTOL for UAVs that may include arrested recovery and assisted take-off. (VTOL usually is unassisted in these two aspects)

    Coordinate terms

    * VTOL * STOL * SVTOL, , VSTOL * STOVL * VTOSL * CTOL * CATOBAR * STOBAR * HTOL

    Related terms

    * VTVL * VTHL * HTVL * HTHL * HVTL, VHTL,

    See also

    * RATO * JATO * CATO * ATO * ZLL, ZLTO