PTOL

English

Noun

PTOL

1. (aviation) Acronym of point takeoff and landing.

Usage notes

PTOL is a specialized form of VTOL for UAVs that may include arrested recovery and assisted take-off. (VTOL usually is unassisted in these two aspects)

Coordinate terms

• VTOL
• STOL
• SVTOL, S/VTOL, V/STOL, VSTOL
• STOVL
• VTOSL
• CTOL
• CATOBAR
• STOBAR
• HTOL

Related terms

• VTVL
• VTHL
• HTVL
• HTHL
• HVTL, VHTL, V/HTL, H/VTL

See also

• RATO
• JATO
• CATO
• ATO
• ZLL, ZLTO

Anagrams

• OLTP, lopt, plot, polt