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vertical takeoff
- Sinônimos
- maximum performance takeoff
- takeoff to a hover
- vertical lift
- vertical takeoff to a hover
- Definição1
- A vertical takeoff, or takeoff to a hover, is a maneuver in which the helicopter is raised vertically from the sur- face to the normal hovering altitude (2 to 5 feet) with a minimum of lateral or longitudinal movement.
- Fonte1
- FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. Helicopter flying handbook (FAA-H8083-21A). Washington, DC: FAA, 2012.
- Subárea
- Piloting
- Rotorcraft
- Related Term
- takeoff
- vertical takeoff gross weight
- Spanish
- sustentación vertical