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Vtol vs Helicopter - What's the difference?

vtol | helicopter |

As an acronym vtol

is (aviation) vertical takeoff and landing: a description of a fixed-wing aircraft that is capable of ascending into the air straight up as opposed to needing to accelerate horizontally first.

As a noun helicopter is

helicopter.

vtol

English

Acronym

(Acronym) (head)
  • (aviation) vertical takeoff and landing: A description of a fixed-wing aircraft that is capable of ascending into the air straight up as opposed to needing to accelerate horizontally first.

    • Coordinate terms

    * 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

    Anagrams

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    helicopter

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in any direction including reverse, or land; and having a smaller set of blades on its tail that stabilize the aircraft.
    • We flew over the city in a helicopter .
  • a powered troweling machine with spinning blades used to spread concrete.
  • a winged fruit of certain trees, such as ash, elm, and maple

    • Synonyms

    * (aircraft) chopper (informal), copter (informal), eggbeater (slang), rotary-wing aircraft (technical), whirlybird (slang) * (trowelling device) power trowel, trowel machine * (winged fruit) samara, whirlybird

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To transport by helicopter.
  • To travel by helicopter.

    • Derived terms

    * helicopter parent