VSTOL

The acronym VSTOL, pronounced “VEE-stall,” came into vogue with the Harrier jump jet as a more precise variation of VTOL.

The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010

The acronym VSTOL, pronounced “VEE-stall,” came into vogue with the Harrier jump jet as a more precise variation of VTOL.

The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010

The acronym VSTOL, pronounced “VEE-stall,” came into vogue with the Harrier jump jet as a more precise variation of VTOL.

The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010

And precisely because of the threat to air bases posed by China's ballistic and cruise missiles, it is even more incumbent that the VSTOL version of the F-35 go forward, despite current problems in the program.

Shore Up America's Air Superiority Garry Schmitt 2011

In August, Scheuren and Magnus wrote a memo making the argument for a joint VSTOL program for the Air Force, Navy, and Marines.

The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010

By November, Scheuren, Magnus, and the others in the Marine Corps mafia were well on their way to getting the joint VSTOL program created.

The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010

VSTOL vertical or short take off and landing, 88–106

The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010

Officially, the JVX might be a tiltrotor, a tilt-wing, a compound helicopter Sikorsky was working on called the Advancing Blade Concept, or some other VSTOL craft—all were theoretical candidates.

The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010

Michael Hirschberg, VSTOL historian and managing editor, Vertiflite; Lt. Col. ret.

The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010

Two weeks after Atkins and the Marine colonels talked, DeLauer got Deputy Defense Secretary Frank Carlucci to sign an order directing the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force to chip in $1.5 million each to create a joint VSTOL program for themselves and the Marines, a step called “Milestone Zero.”

The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010