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Aerospace glossary

eSTOL

Also called electric short takeoff and landing

An electric aircraft designed to take off and land on very short strips, often using propellers blowing over the wing for extra lift. It trades vertical flight for better range and payload than an eVTOL.

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Rotorcraft, eVTOL and air mobility

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