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STOL - What does it mean?

Definition of 'STOL'

English

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Acronym

(Acronym) (head)
  • (aviation) S'hort]] '''T'''ake-'''O'''ff and [[landing|' L anding: A description of an aircraft that needs a shorter minimum horizontal distance to accelerate in order to ascend into the air than typical fixed wing types.
  • Derived terms

    * STOLport

    Coordinate terms

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

    See also

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

    Anagrams

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    Similar to 'STOL'

    STL, SDL