tailsitter
Meanings
noun
- A vertical-takeoff aircraft whose fuselage is perpendicular to the ground at takeoff.
- A vertical-takeoff spacecraft whose fuselage is perpendicular to the ground at both takeoff and landing; a spacecraft that can land vertically.
Word forms
Etymology
From tail + sitter.
Related words
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