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Definition
VTOL-capable aircraft (VCA) (3.1.143) which depends, principally, on engine-driven rotors mounted on tiltable nacelles for lift during take-off, landing and low-speed flight regimes, and on non-rotating aerofoil(s) for lift during high-speed flight
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tilt-rotor aircraft
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