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Zero-length launch

Index Zero-length launch

The zero-length launch system or zero-length take-off system (ZLL, ZLTO, ZEL, ZELL) was a method whereby jet fighters and attack aircraft could be near-vertically launched using rocket motors to rapidly gain speed and altitude. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 30 relations: Aerodrome, Attack aircraft, Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow, Bachem Ba 349 Natter, CAM ship, Camouflage, Cold War, Fighter aircraft, German Air Force, Hardpoint, Hawker Siddeley Harrier, JATO, Jet aircraft, Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, McDonnell Douglas F-15 STOL/MTD, MGM-1 Matador, Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19, Missile, Newton (unit), North American F-100 Super Sabre, Nuclear warfare, Nuclear weapon, Republic F-84 Thunderjet, Rocket engine, Soviet Air Forces, STOL, Superpower, United States Air Force, VTOL, Yakovlev Yak-38.

  2. Types of take-off and landing

Aerodrome

An aerodrome is a location from which aircraft flight operations take place, regardless of whether they involve air cargo, passengers, or neither, and regardless of whether it is for public or private use.

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Attack aircraft

An attack aircraft, strike aircraft, or attack bomber is a tactical military aircraft that has a primary role of carrying out airstrikes with greater precision than bombers, and is prepared to encounter strong low-level air defenses while pressing the attack.

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Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow

The Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow was a delta-winged interceptor aircraft designed and built by Avro Canada.

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Bachem Ba 349 Natter

The Bachem Ba 349 Natter (Colubrid, grass-snake) was a World War II German point-defence rocket-powered interceptor, which was to be used in a very similar way to a manned surface-to-air missile.

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CAM ship

CAM ships were World War II–era British merchant ships used in convoys as an emergency stop-gap until sufficient escort carriers became available.

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Camouflage

Camouflage is the use of any combination of materials, coloration, or illumination for concealment, either by making animals or objects hard to see, or by disguising them as something else.

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Cold War

The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc, that started in 1947, two years after the end of World War II, and lasted until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.

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Fighter aircraft

Fighter aircraft (early on also pursuit aircraft) are military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat.

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German Air Force

The German Air Force (lit) is the aerial warfare branch of the Bundeswehr, the armed forces of Germany.

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Hardpoint

A hardpoint is an attachment location on a structural frame designed to transfer force and carry an external or internal load.

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Hawker Siddeley Harrier

The Hawker Siddeley Harrier is a British jet-powered attack aircraft designed and produced by the British aerospace company Hawker Siddeley.

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JATO

JATO (acronym for jet-assisted take-off) is a type of assisted take-off for helping overloaded aircraft into the air by providing additional thrust in the form of small rockets. Zero-length launch and JATO are types of take-off and landing.

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Jet aircraft

A jet aircraft (or simply jet) is an aircraft (nearly always a fixed-wing aircraft) propelled by one or more jet engines.

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Lockheed F-104 Starfighter

The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter is an American single-engine, supersonic interceptor which was extensively deployed as a fighter-bomber during the Cold War.

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McDonnell Douglas F-15 STOL/MTD

The McDonnell Douglas F-15 STOL/MTD (Short Takeoff and Landing/Maneuver Technology Demonstrator) is a modified F-15 Eagle.

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MGM-1 Matador

The Martin MGM-1 Matador was the first operational surface-to-surface cruise missile designed and built by the United States.

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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19

The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 (Микоян и Гуревич МиГ-19; NATO reporting name: Farmer) is a Soviet second generation, single-seat, twinjet fighter aircraft.

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Missile

A missile is an airborne ranged weapon capable of self-propelled flight aided usually by a propellant, jet engine or rocket motor.

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Newton (unit)

The newton (symbol: N) is the unit of force in the International System of Units (SI).

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North American F-100 Super Sabre

The North American F-100 Super Sabre is an American supersonic jet fighter aircraft designed and produced by the aircraft manufacturer North American Aviation.

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Nuclear warfare

Nuclear warfare, also known as atomic warfare, is a military conflict or prepared political strategy that deploys nuclear weaponry.

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Nuclear weapon

A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission (fission bomb) or a combination of fission and fusion reactions (thermonuclear bomb), producing a nuclear explosion.

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Republic F-84 Thunderjet

The Republic F-84 Thunderjet was an American turbojet fighter-bomber aircraft.

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Rocket engine

A rocket engine uses stored rocket propellants as the reaction mass for forming a high-speed propulsive jet of fluid, usually high-temperature gas.

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Soviet Air Forces

The Soviet Air Forces (r, VVS SSSR; literally "Military Air Forces of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics"; initialism VVS, sometimes referred to as the "Red Air Force", were one of the air forces of the Soviet Union. The other was the Soviet Air Defence Forces. The Air Forces were formed from components of the Imperial Russian Air Service in 1917, and faced their greatest test during World War II.

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STOL

A short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft is a conventional fixed-wing aircraft that has short runway requirements for takeoff and landing. Zero-length launch and STOL are types of take-off and landing.

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Superpower

Superpower describes a sovereign state or supranational union that holds a dominant position characterized by the ability to exert influence and project power on a global scale.

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United States Air Force

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States.

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VTOL

A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft is one that can take off and land vertically without relying on a runway. Zero-length launch and VTOL are types of take-off and landing.

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Yakovlev Yak-38

The Yakovlev Yak-38 (Яковлев Як-38; NATO reporting name: "Forger") was Soviet Naval Aviation's only operational VTOL strike fighter aircraft in addition to being its first operational carrier-based fixed-wing aircraft.

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See also

Types of take-off and landing

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-length_launch

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