Short takeoff/vertical landing variant to be used by Air Force, Marines and the United Kingdom, equipped with a shaft-driven lift fan propulsion system which enables the aircraft to take off from a short runway or small aircraft carrier and to land vertically.

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Photo credit: © Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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