tailsitter

tailsitter

English

The XYF-1
An experimental tailsitter

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Etymology

tail +‎ sitter

Noun

tailsitter (plural tailsitters)

1. A vertical-takeoff aircraft whose fuselage is perpendicular to the ground at takeoff.

Translations

A vertical-takeoff aircraft

Spanish: posacola m

See also

• STOL
• VTOL