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Old 07-15-2016, 01:58 PM   #12
johndallman
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Default Re: Vertol vs Helicopter

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Originally Posted by The Colonel View Post
However, you could, as I understand it, drive a Harrier perfectly well without knowing how to hover as long as you didn't try any vertical manoeuvres and treated it as an STOL aircraft ...
It's not actually STOL if the thrust is not vectored. Its wing is fairly small, and it needs a fair run to take off or land in this mode.
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