A tethered flight test is a type of flight testing where a machine is connected by a tether to the ground. Tethered testing may be used when motion through the atmosphere is not required to sustain flight, such as for airship; vertical take-off and landing (VTOL), rotary wing or tiltwing aircraft (tethered hovering); or for tests of certain rockets, such as vertical takeoff, vertical landing (VTVL).
A tethered flight test is a type of flight testing where a machine is connected by a tether to the ground. Tethered testing may be used when motion through the atmosphere is not required to sustain flight, such as for airship; vertical take-off and landing (VTOL), rotary wing or tiltwing aircraft (tethered hovering); or for tests of certain rockets, such as vertical takeoff, vertical landing (VTVL).
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