Sentences with phrase «short takeoff and landing»

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.

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