STOL aircraft


STOL aircraft:

see short takeoff and landing aircraftshort takeoff and landing aircraft
(STOL), heavier-than-air craft, capable of rising from and descending to the ground with only a short length of runway, but incapable of doing so vertically. The precise definition of an STOL aircraft has not been universally agreed upon.
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STOL aircraft

[′stōl ‚er·kraft] (aerospace engineering) Heavier-than-air craft that cannot take off and land vertically, but can operate within areas substantially more confined than those normally required by aircraft of the same size. Derived from short takeoff and landing aircraft.