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VTOL

1. vertical takeoff and landing; a system in which an aircraft can take off and land vertically
2. an aircraft that uses this system
Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

VTOL

(aerospace engineering)
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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In connection with the transaction, Pulse Aerospace's Lawrence, Kansas facility will become AeroVironment Innovation Center - Midwest, with a focus on small VTOL unmanned aircraft and mission planning solutions.
Toyota is working on a fully electric, VTOL, computer-controlled flying car.
David Mayman, JetPack Aviation CEO and lead JB11 pilot, said: "We are the only makers of true personal VTOL JetPacks in the world.
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While Uber has identified numerous challenges it faces, which include but are not limited to certifying the aircraft, the operation and the pilots--at least until autonomous VTOLs are approved--its optimism that reasonable solutions to these regulatory challenges will be accomplished in a timely manner is...adorable.
Our strategy solves the limitations of alternative VTOL concepts which are tied to dedicated landing pods rather than using the existing road infrastructure," said Juraj Vaculik, co-founder and CEO of AeroMobil.
Vimana's blockchain-based airspace management and transportation protocol, the decentralised VTOL traffic Management (DVTM) platform, is designed to be fully autonomous and interconnected with every take-off and landing area (TOLA), directional beacon and aircraft that is registered on the system.
Over the last five years, many hybrid VTOL structures have been created [1,13-16].
The concept vehicle is expected to be unveiled in March with manned test flights planned in September, making Autonomous Flight the first company in the UK to join the burgeoning global market of passenger drones, better known as electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, or VTOLs.
The 90-minute flight took place in one of the Air Force's VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) jets piloted by Maj.
Flying car manufacturers should invest in research and development of vital technologies such as vertical take-off and landing (VTOL), or pursue partnerships with technology, automotive, and aerospace specialists to bolster their capabilities in a highly competitive ecosystem.
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