noun
- Aircraft capable of taking off and landing vertically like a helicopter and flying forward like an airplane; plural of convertiplane.
Usage: technical; aviation
Examples
- Convertiplanes combine the advantages of helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft.
- The military has invested in convertiplanes for rapid deployment missions.
- Convertiplanes can land on small platforms without requiring a runway.
- Engineers are developing next-generation convertiplanes for civilian transport.
- The V-22 Osprey is one of the most well-known convertiplanes in service today.