stolplane
nounUK /ˈstɒlpleɪn/
US /ˈstɑːlpleɪn/
A stolplane is a small airplane that can take off and land on very short runways.
The pilot landed the stolplane on a tiny grass strip beside the lake.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. An aircraft designed for short takeoff and landing performance.
Engineers tested the stolplane's brakes on a wet runway.
3. A light plane used to reach remote places without long paved runways.
Supplies were flown to the village by stolplane.
4. Informal term for any plane that needs very little runway.
That little stolplane can stop in less than a hundred meters.