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powered-lift
Definição1
A heavier-than-air aircraft capable of vertical take-off, vertical landing, and low speed flight that depends principally on engine-driven lift devices or engine thrust for the lift during these flight regimes and on non-rotating aerofoil(s) for lift during horizontal flight.
Fonte1
INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. International civil aviation vocabulary. 3rd ed. Montreal, 2007. (Doc. 9713)
Broader Term
aircraft
Français
aéronef à sustentation motorisée