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Definition
VTOL-capable aircraft (VCA) (3.1.143) which depends principally on engine-driven rotors fixed to a substantially vertical axis for all flight regimes
NOTE 1 Also referred to as “multicopter”.
NOTE 2 Multirotor aircraft have more than two rotors.
Previous Version: 1.0 Release date: September 2023
multirotor
heavier-than-air aircraft capable of vertical take-off, vertical landing, and low-speed flight, which depends principally on more than two engine-driven rotating aerofoils (propellers) which is not equipped with any fixed aerofoil(s) for lift during horizontal flight
NOTE: A multirotor can also be referred to as a “multicopter”.
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