Short Takeoff And Landing Definition - MilitaryDictionary.org

short takeoff and landing

Term Source: JP 3-04 (Joint Shipboard Helicopter and Tiltrotor Aircraft Operations) ?

1.) The ability of an aircraft to clear a 50-foot (15 meters) obstacle within 1,500 feet (450 meters) of commencing takeoff or in landing, to stop within 1,500 feet (450 meters) after passing over a 50-foot (15 meters) obstacle.

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Term Classification: operations

Source:

Department of Defence, Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

Term sourced from JP 3-04: Joint Shipboard Helicopter and Tiltrotor Aircraft Operations, updated December 2012 View source document

This term is marked as active and was last updated in 2015

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