vertical short takeoff & landing
81Rockwell-MBB X-31 — infobox Aircraft name = X 31 type = Experimental manufacturer = Rockwell Messerschmitt Bölkow Blohm caption =The X 31 aircraft returns from a test flight for VECTOR. designer = first flight = 1990 introduced = number built = 2 status = unit cost …
82aviation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Science of flight Nouns 1. (science of flight) aviation, flight, flying; navigation, aerial navigation; aeronautics, aerodynamics, aerodonetics, aerostatics, avionics, rocketry; aerial navigation,… …
83Convair XFY Pogo — XFY Pogo Role Experimental VTOL fighter aircraft Manufacturer Convair …
84Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout — MQ 8 Fire Scout A US Navy MQ 8B with the BRITE Star II electro optical/infrared payload at Webster Field, NAS Patuxent River, Maryland Role …
85Military flying saucers — The development of disc shaped aircraft or military flying saucers apparently dates back to World War II. Since most of the information is highly classified, many details are uncertain.A number of disc shaped aircraft have been proposed over the… …
86Military disc-shaped aircraft — The development of military disc shaped aircraft apparently dates back to World War II. A number of disc shaped aircraft have been proposed over the years, a few being built. Contents 1 Nemeth Umbrella Plane 2 Sack AS.6 3 Vought Flying Flapjack …
87McDonnell Douglas F-15 STOL/MTD — F 15 STOL/MTD / NASA NF 15B Research Aircraft F 15 ACTIVE Role Technology Demonstrator and Research Aircraft …
88VZ-3 Vertiplane — NOTOC Infobox Aircraft name=VZ 3 Vertiplane caption= type=Experimental VTOL aircraft manufacturer=Ryan designer= first flight= introduced= retired= status= primary user=United States Army more users=NASA produced= number built=1 variants with… …
89amphibious warfare — Military operations directed against hostile shores and characterized by attacks launched from the sea by naval and landing forces. It has been conducted since ancient times. The Greeks attacking Troy (1200 BC) had to make a shore landing, as did …
90aerospace engineering — aerospace engineer. the branch of engineering that deals with the design, development, testing, and production of aircraft and related systems (aeronautical engineering) and of spacecraft, missiles, rocket propulsion systems, and other equipment… …
