tailsitter

The XYF-1
An experimental tailsitter

Meaning

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.

Origin

  • tail + sitter

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