He had let the ship settle to a vertical landing in the space where other houses had been cleared away.
The Marine version, which is designed for short takeoffs and vertical landings, was overweight by at least 3,000 pounds.
"If you're such an expert, maybe you could teach me that neat vertical landing, huh?"
A slightly different approach to vertical landing is to use an autogyro or helicopter rotor.
Then the choppers dispersed, rose into the air, cut the jets, and opened their blades for vertical landing.
Even the airbus hotels needed room to maneuver and make their vertical landings.
Agent Andross didn't emerge from his private room until they began their approach for a vertical landing.
Operationally the aircraft therefore usually does a near vertical landing with some forward speed.
Changing the angle of its engine blast, the transport eased in for a vertical landing.
She also tested the new concept of vertical landings, using Marine helicopters.