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STOVL

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{{Types of take-off and landing}} '''STOVL''' is an acronym for '''S'''hort '''T'''ake '''O'''ff and '''V'''ertical '''L'''anding. This is the ability of some aircraft to take off from a short runway, and land vertically (i.e. with no runway). This is often accomplished on aircraft carriers through the use of "ski-jump" runways, instead of the conventional catapult system. STOVL use tends to allow aircraft to carry a larger payload as compared to during VTOL use, while still only requiring a short runway. The most famous example is probably the Hawker-Siddeley Harrier Jump Jet, which though technically a VTOL aircraft, is operationally a STOVL aircraft due to the extra weight it carries at take off for fuel and armaments. The same is true of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, which demonstrated VTOL capability in test flights but is operationally STOVL. Other examples include: *EWR VJ 101C (Germany) *Dassault Dassault Mirage IIIV Mirage IIIV (France) *Yakovlev Yak-38 (Soviet Union USSR) *Yakovlev Yak-141 (USSR) Except for the Yak-38, none of these has reached operational status, though the JSF is expected to enter service by 2010. Category:Aircraft Category:5-letter acronyms ja:STOVL機 es:STOVL pt:STOVL