tailsitter means A vertical-takeoff aircraft whose fuselage is perpendicular to the ground at takeoff. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 92 out of 100.
Etymology
From tail + sitter.
noun
- A vertical-takeoff aircraft whose fuselage is perpendicular to the ground at takeoff.
- A vertical-takeoff spacecraft whose fuselage is perpendicular to the ground at both takeoff and landing; a spacecraft that can land vertically.