Sentences with phrase «short takeoff»

If the bigger twin - engines and turboprops belong in the limousine class, then such practical workhorses as short takeoff and landing (STOL) planes and seaplanes must be likened to jeeps and dune buggies.

The TriFan 600 is both VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) capable and STOL (short takeoff and landing capable).

Not exact matches

But the 18,000 - foot mountains surrounding Paro, plus its unusually short runway, make getting there a scary proposition: Takeoffs and landings are among the world's most difficult, and very few pilots are qualified to land there, according to the Daily Mail.

But it's relatively hard for new entrants to get a foothold in the U.S.: Market share is hard to accumulate when takeoff and landing slots at major airports are in such short supply.

Europe's banks have a very messy year: The EU is scrambling to set up a new central watchdog that will police Europe's banks, and a short runway promises a bumpy takeoff.

Mr. Cowen, who is also an occasional contributor to the Sunday Business section of The New York Times, is more skeptical about a short - term takeoff, focusing instead on what he sees as a brightening, longer - term picture of the United States economy.

It was morphology that had guided him during the war years, when he was director of research for Aerojet Engineering and helped develop (among numerous other innovations leading to dozens of patents) the engines that allowed jet - assisted takeoff, the ingenious solution to the problem of how to get a plane off the short runway of an aircraft carrier.

For short jumps, the parrotlets primarily used their legs as their main source of momentum for takeoff, using their wings only for «controlled collision,» where their legs absorb the impact with the branch.

Exercisers who did cluster sets — 10 sets of shorter reps ranging from only two to five — were able to jump higher and reach greater takeoff velocity during their workout, which could result in more explosive power.

Best Short Subject: Steve De Jarnatt's superb film noir takeoff Tarzana had more moxie than most of the new features I saw last year, and was informed enough about the subject of its parody to be fascinating in the same ways the classic straight jobs are.

Wonderful visual gags, impeccable character voices, and goofy takeoffs on icons of pop culture make this animated short on the painful and embarrassing emotional plight of shyness a delightful study that is, incredibly, both irreverently humorous and respectfully enlightening.

Within a few short years there are numerous companies that offer a 13.3 inch e-reader with more features and they are starting to really takeoff in the market.

Following a short introductory briefing, in which essential security procedures are explained, prepare to takeoff on a journey down the path leading towards the first platform.

By day two you will be making short flights at a low altitude and practicing takeoff and landing...

A short time after takeoff, the jumbo jet exploded and plunged into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 230 aboard.