A Zenair CH701 STOL light aircraft

Polish STOL light aircraft PZL-104M Wilga of Polish Border Guard at Radom Air Show in 2005.

STOL is an acronym for Short Take-Off and Landing, a term used in the aircraft industry to describe aeroplanes with very short runway requirements. Download high resolution version (884x476, 50 KB)Zenair CH 701 STOL aircraft in Flight File links The following pages link to this file: Slot ... Download high resolution version (884x476, 50 KB)Zenair CH 701 STOL aircraft in Flight File links The following pages link to this file: Slot ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x729, 599 KB) PZL-104M Wilga 2000 (Oriole 2000) of Polish Border Guard (registration number: SN-41YG) on static display at Radom Air Show 2005. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x729, 599 KB) PZL-104M Wilga 2000 (Oriole 2000) of Polish Border Guard (registration number: SN-41YG) on static display at Radom Air Show 2005. ... PZL-104 Wilga 35 PZL-104M Wilga 2000 of Polish Border Guard at Radom Air Show 2005 PZL-104 Wilga (Oriole) is a Polish utility aircraft designed and built by PZL Warszawa-Okęcie. PZL-104 was designed mainly for use in sport aviation and was first flown on April... Polish Border Guards PZL-104M Wilga 2000 Border Guard (Polish Straż Graniczna, SG) is a Polish military unit tasked with patrol of the Polish border. ... Radom Air Show (called in Polish simply Air Show) is a celebration which since 2005 ia going to happen each two years. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Look up aircraft in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

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Short Take-Off and Landing (décollage et atterrissage courts) is the ability of an aircraft to clear a 15 m (50 ft) obstacle within 450 m (1,500 ft) of commencing take-off or, in landing, to stop within 450 m (1,500 ft) after passing over a 15 m (50 ft) obstacle.

Many STOL aircraft are bush planes, though some, like the de Havilland Dash-7, are designed for use on prepared airstrips; likewise, many STOL aircraft are taildraggers, though there are exceptions like the de Havilland Twin Otter, the Cessna 208, the Yakovlev Yak-40, and the Peterson 260SE. An American Champion Scout. ... The de Havilland Canada DHC-7, popularly the Dash 7, is a turboprop powered regional airliner with STOL capabilities. ... The Piper Super Cub is a popular taildragger aircraft. ... The DHC-6 Twin Otter is a 20-passenger STOL feederliner and utility aircraft developed by de Havilland Canada. ... The Cessna 208 Caravan, also known as the Cargomaster, is a single turboprop short-haul regional airliner and utility aircraft built in the USA by Cessna. ... Yak-40 Yak-40 as business jet The Yakovlev Yak-40 (NATO reporting name: Codling) is a small, three-engined regional transport aircraft. ... The Peterson 260SE is a STOL conversion of a Cessna 182 airframe made by Todd Peterson. ...

Runway length requirement is a function of the square of the minimum flying speed (stall speed), and most design effort is spent on reducing this number. For takeoff, large power/weight ratios and low drag help the plane to accelerate for flight. The landing run is minimized by strong brakes, low landing speed or spoilers (less common). Overall STOL performance is set by the length of runway needed to land or take off, whichever is longer. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Stall speed is an aerodynamic term. ... A Ryanair Boeing 737 takes off from Bristol International Airport, England Takeoff is the phase of flight where an aircraft transitions from moving along the ground (taxiing) to flying in the air (see flight), usually on a runway. ... Power-to-weight ratio is a measure commonly used when comparing various vehicles (or engines), including automobiles, motorcycles and aircraft. ... An object falling through a gas or liquid experiences a force in direction opposite to its motion. ... A brake is a device for slowing or stopping the motion of a machine or vehicle, and to keep it from starting to move again. ... This KLM cityhopper Fokker 70 still has its spoilers deployed (the cream-coloured panels projecting above the top surface of the wing) after landing at Bristol International Airport, England. ...

Of equal importance to short ground run is the ability to clear obstacles, such as trees, on both take off and landing. For takeoff, large power/weight ratios and low drag result in a high rate of climb required to clear obstacles. For landing, high drag allows the aeroplane to descend steeply to the runway without building excess speed resulting in a longer ground run. Drag is increased by use of flaps (devices on the wings) and by a forward slip (causing the aeroplane to fly somewhat sideways though the air to increase drag). Power-to-weight ratio is a measure commonly used when comparing various vehicles (or engines), including automobiles, motorcycles and aircraft. ... Flaps are hinged surfaces on the trailing edge of an airplane wing which, when deployed, increase the lift (and drag) of a wing by changing the camber of the airfoil. ... A slip is an aerodynamic state where an aircraft is moving sideways as well as forward relative to the oncoming wind. ...

Normally, a STOL plane will have a large wing for its weight. These wings often use aerodynamic devices like flaps, slots, slats, and vortex generators. Typically, designing an aeroplane for excellent STOL performance reduces maximum speed, but does not reduce payload lifting ability. The payload is critical, because many small, isolated communities rely on STOL aircraft as their only transportation link to the outside world for passengers or cargo; examples include many communities in the Canadian north and Alaska. A Laughing Gull with its wings extended in a gull wing profile Aircraft wing planform shapes: a swept wing KC-10 Extender (top) refuels a trapezoid-wing F/A-22 Raptor A wing is a surface used to produce lift and therefore flight, for travel in the air or another... Aerodynamics is a branch of fluid dynamics concerned with the study of gas flows, first analysed by George Cayley in the 1800s. ... A leading edge slot on a Stinson 108-3. ... Slats are small aerodynamic surfaces on the leading edge of an airplane wing which, when deployed, allow the wing to operate at a higher angle of attack. ... 1967 Model Cessna 182K in flight showing after-market vortex generators on the wing leading edge A vortex generator is an aerodynamic surface, basically a small vane, that creates a vortex. ... In cargo transport, the payload is the valuable contents of the vehicle. ... Motto (Latin for From Sea to Sea) Anthem O Canada Royal anthem: God Save the Queen Capital Ottawa Largest city Toronto Official languages English, French Government Parliamentary democracy and federal constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II  -  Governor General Michaëlle Jean  -  Prime Minister Stephen Harper Establishment  -  Act of Union February... Official language(s) none Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area  Ranked 1st  - Total 663,267 sq mi (1,717,855 km²)  - Width 808 miles (1,300 km)  - Length 1,479 miles (2,380 km)  - % water 13. ...

Most STOL aeroplanes can land either on- or off-airport. Typical off-airport landing areas include snow or ice (using skis), fields or gravel riverbanks (often using special fat, low-pressure tundra tires), and water (using floats): these areas are often extremely short and obstructed by tall trees or hills. Wheel skis and amphibious floats combine wheels with skis or floats, allowing the choice of landing on snow/water or a prepared runway. A STOLport is an airport designed with STOL operations in mind, normally having a short single runway. These are not common but can be found, for example, at London City Airport in England. MyTravel Airways Airbus A320 landing Landing is the last part of a flight, where a flying animal or aircraft returns to the ground. ... A Tundra tire is a large low-pressure tire used on airplanes to accommodate rough terrain when landing or taxiing. ... There are several meanings of float: an air-filled vessel that floats on water, such as some types of lifeboats buoyancy float (project management) floating currency floating exchange rate floating point, a datatype in computer science free float of company stock insurance (investable policyholder funds) root beer float: ice cream... A shaped, twin-tip alpine ski. ... A STOLport or STOLPORT is an airport designed with STOL (Short Take-Off and Landing) operations in mind, normally having a short single runway. ... London City Airport (IATA: LCY, ICAO: EGLC) is a single-runway airport, intended for use by STOL (Short Take Off and Landing) airliners, and principally serving the financial districts of London. ...

List of some STOL aircraft

The wingtip of a Cessna 180 STOL aircraft.

• 8CKAB Decathlon
• Alenia G.222
• American Champion/Bellanca Scout
• American Champion/Bellanca/Champion Citabria
• Antonov An-2
• Antonov An-72
• ATR 42/72
• Aviat Husky
• BAC TSR-2
• BAe 146
• Bearhawk
• Boeing C-17
• Cessna 180
• Cessna 208
• Crouch-Bolas Dragonfly
• De Havilland Canada Dash 7
• De Havilland Canada Dash 8
• De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver
• De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou
• De Havilland Canada DHC-5 Buffalo
• De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
• De Havilland DHA-3 Drover
• Dornier Do 228
• Eurofighter Typhoon
• Fairchild-Dornier 328 family
• Fieseler Fi 156
• Fokker 50
• Helio Courier
• Hunting H126
• IAI Arava
• Ilyushin Il-76
• Jetpod
• Kitfox
• Lockheed C-130
• Maule
• Pilatus PC-6
• Piper Cub
• Piper PA-20 Pacer family
• PZL-104 Wilga
• Quest Kodiak
• Saab Gripen
• Saab Viggen
• SOCATA Rallye
• Westland Lysander
• Wren 460 and Peterson 260SE
• Yakovlev Yak-40
• Zenith STOL CH 701