VSTOL

Acronym

Definition

VSTOL

Vertical/Short Takeoff & Landing

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Prestige issues would seem to push China toward the biggest ship possible, but lately there have been signs of favoring a more modest ten-to-twenty-five-thousand-ton ship that would carry helicopters or VSTOL aircraft, like the British Harrier or newer versions of Russia's Yak-141. China's aircraft carrier dilemma by Erickson, Andrew S.; Wilson, Andrew R. / Naval War College Review The Harrier VSTOL (vertical short takeoff and landing) aircraft was another example, but that plane is not considered a "strategic" asset for the purposes of this article. Anglo-American strategic air power co-operation in the Cold War and ... by Finn, Christopher; Berg, Paul D. / Air & Space Power Journal Navy TFX (advanced tactical fighter) competition, and an equally controversial Tri-Service Transport VSTOL (vertical, short takeoff and landing) program to build an aircraft similar in size and mission to today's Bell-Boeing MV-22 Osprey. NAVAL AERONAUTICS LOSES NOTED ENGINEER by Andrews, Hal / Naval Aviation News	VSSSN VSST VSSTÖ VSSU VSSV VST VSTA VSTAAB VSTARS VSTC VSTD VSTE VSTEDP VSTEP VSTEST VSTF VSTFF VSTG VSTI VSTKP VSTL VSTLP VSTM VSTMA VSTO VSTOL VSTOVL VSTP VSTPP VSTRS VSTS VSTSP VSTST VSTT VSTTE VSTU VStV VSTWP VSU VSUD VSUE VSUG VSUK VSULA VSURV VSUS VSUW VSV VSV (NJ) VSV-G VSV/BHK	VSST VSSTÖ VSSU VSSV VST VSTa VSTa VSTAAB VSTARS VSTC VSTD VSTE VSTEDP VSTEP VSTEST VSTF VSTFF VSTG Vsti VSTKP VSTL VSTLP VSTM VSTMA VSTO VSTO VSTOL VStorage API VStoreNews VSTOVL VSTP VSTPP Vstrechnyi VSTRS VSTS VSTSP VSTST VSTT VSTTE VSTU VStV VSTWP VSU VSUD VSUE VSUG VSUK VSULA VSURV VSUS VSUW

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Prestige issues would seem to push China toward the biggest ship possible, but lately there have been signs of favoring a more modest ten-to-twenty-five-thousand-ton ship that would carry helicopters or VSTOL aircraft, like the British Harrier or newer versions of Russia's Yak-141.

China's aircraft carrier dilemma by Erickson, Andrew S.; Wilson, Andrew R. / Naval War College Review

The Harrier VSTOL (vertical short takeoff and landing) aircraft was another example, but that plane is not considered a "strategic" asset for the purposes of this article.

Anglo-American strategic air power co-operation in the Cold War and ... by Finn, Christopher; Berg, Paul D. / Air & Space Power Journal

Navy TFX (advanced tactical fighter) competition, and an equally controversial Tri-Service Transport VSTOL (vertical, short takeoff and landing) program to build an aircraft similar in size and mission to today's Bell-Boeing MV-22 Osprey.

NAVAL AERONAUTICS LOSES NOTED ENGINEER by Andrews, Hal / Naval Aviation News