rolling vertical takeoff and landing
1Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing — Vertical/Short Take Off and Landing (V/STOL) is a term used to describe aircraft that are able to take off or land vertically or on short runways. Most were experiments or outright failures from the 1950s to 1970s. Vertical takeoff and landing… …
2rolling takeoff — Any takeoff by a helicopter, tilt rotor, or other VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft in which it rolls on the ground for some time and accelerates before leaving the ground. In fixed wing aircraft, a rolling takeoff is one in which the… …
3Mathematics and Physical Sciences — ▪ 2003 Introduction Mathematics Mathematics in 2002 was marked by two discoveries in number theory. The first may have practical implications; the second satisfied a 150 year old curiosity. Computer scientist Manindra Agrawal of the… …
4Operational Test and Evaluation Force — (OPTEVFOR) seal Active December, 1947 – Present Country …
5rocket and missile system — ▪ weapons system Introduction any of a variety of weapons systems that deliver explosive warheads to their targets by means of rocket propulsion. Rocket is a general term used broadly to describe a variety of jet propelled missiles… …
6Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey — V 22 redirects here. For other uses, see V22 (disambiguation). V 22 Osprey …
7V-22 Osprey — Infobox Aircraft name=V 22 Osprey caption=U.S. Marines jump from an Osprey. type=VTOL transport national origin = United States first flight=19 March avyear|1989 introduction=8 December avyear|2005 manufacturer= Bell Helicopter Boeing Helicopters …
8logistics — /loh jis tiks, leuh /, n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) 1. the branch of military science and operations dealing with the procurement, supply, and maintenance of equipment, with the movement, evacuation, and hospitalization of personnel, with the …
9technology, history of — Introduction the development over time of systematic techniques for making and doing things. The term technology, a combination of the Greek technē, “art, craft,” with logos, “word, speech,” meant in Greece a discourse on the arts, both… …
10harbours and sea works — Introduction harbour also spelled harbor any part of a body of water and the manmade structures surrounding it that sufficiently shelters a vessel from wind, waves, and currents, enabling safe anchorage or the discharge and loading of… …
