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Tilt-rotor aircraft

Scope note

Vertical take-off and landing aircraft whose engine pods or rotors tilt 90 degrees from a horizontal position for horizontal flight to a downward position for vertical flight.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000233943

Created

13yrs ago

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