tailsitter

English

The XYF-1
An experimental tailsitter

Etymology

tail +‎ sitter

Noun

tailsitter (plural tailsitters)

1. A vertical-takeoff aircraft whose fuselage is perpendicular to the ground at takeoff.

   Coordinate term: flat-riser

2. A vertical-takeoff spacecraft whose fuselage is perpendicular to the ground at both takeoff and landing; a spacecraft that can land vertically.

Translations

A vertical-takeoff aircraft

• German: Heckstarter m
• Spanish: posacola m

See also

• STOL
• VTOL