VTOHL
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VTOHL is an acronym for Vertical Take-Off Horizontal Landing. VTOHL describes airplanes that can lift off vertically but land in the traditional manner.
While many VTOL aircraft can operate in this fashion, some planes must land normally after taking off vertically due to a vertical landing either being impossible (requiring a structure to orient it vertically for take off) or impractical (complexities and power requirements in descending on engine power with no horizontal velocity).
Examples include the German rocket plane, Heinkel P.1077, the Space Shuttle, and the Buran.
Types of take-off and landing
