"horizontal" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- All three of the orbital spaceplanes successfully flown to date utilize a VTHL (vertical takeoff, horizontal landing) design.
- "HL" comes from "horizontal landing" and 10 is for the tenth lifting body model to be investigated by Langley.
- It consists of a mixture of wooden and concrete flights in a straight path, about 5.5 feet wide, separated by three horizontal landings.
- In August 1973, the X-24B proved that an unpowered spaceplane could re-enter Earth's atmosphere for a horizontal landing.
- The vehicle was launched vertically like a conventional rocket, and the orbiter glided to a horizontal landing like an airplane, after which it was refurbished for reuse.
- It has gear for horizontal landings.
- There was also work on a craft that took off and landed vertically, as opposed to the horizontal, glider-like landing of the shuttle.
- Other modifications considered included the addition of wings or a parasail to the spacecraft, in order to enable it to make a horizontal landing.
- The horizontal landing was smooth.
- The M2-F1 program demonstrated the feasibility of the lifting-body concept for horizontal landings of atmospheric entry vehicles.
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