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This is a list of fixed-wing aircraft capable of vertical take-off and landing arranged under manufacturer. The list excludes helicopters, including compound helicopters and gyrocopters, because they are assumed to have this capability. For more detail on subtypes of VTOL, see List of tiltrotor aircraft
A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft is one that can take off and land vertically without relying on a runway.This classification can include a variety of types of aircraft including helicopters as well as thrust-vectoring fixed-wing aircraft and other hybrid aircraft with powered rotors such as cyclogyros/cyclocopters and gyrodynes.
The Convair XFY-1 Pogo is an experimental V/STOL (vertical/short takeoff and landing) aircraft developed during the early years of the Cold War. [1] It was intended to be a high-performance fighter aircraft capable of operating from small warships.
The Yakovlev Yak-141 (Russian: Яковлев Як-141; NATO reporting name "Freestyle"), also known as the Yak-41, is a Soviet supersonic vertical takeoff/landing (VTOL) fighter aircraft designed by Yakovlev.
The Harrier, informally referred to as the Harrier jump jet, is a family of jet-powered attack aircraft capable of vertical/short takeoff and landing operations (V/STOL). Named after a bird of prey , [ 1 ] it was originally developed by British manufacturer Hawker Siddeley in the 1960s.
A vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, or VTOL, can operate without a runway. VTOL aircraft include helicopters, as well as jets and tiltrotor aircraft that have the advantage of faster airspeeds.
[1] The Lockheed XFV (sometimes referred to as the "Salmon") [2] [N 1] is an American experimental tailsitter prototype aircraft built by Lockheed in the early 1950s to demonstrate the operation of a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fighter for protecting convoys.
Data from Combat Aircraft since 1945 General characteristics Crew: 1 Length: 16.37 m (53 ft 8 in) Wingspan: 7.32 m (24 ft 0 in) Height: 4.25 m (13 ft 11 in) Wing area: 18.5 m 2 (199 sq ft) Empty weight: 7,385 kg (16,281 lb) Max takeoff weight: 11,300 kg (24,912 lb) Powerplant: 1 × Tumansky R-28 V-300 Vectored-thrust turbofan engine, 66.7 kN (15,000 lbf) thrust for lift and cruise thrust ...