Have there been other planes with a canopy that opens forward like that?
completely new, you sure that is a Marine Corps jet?
Still has one engine right.........?
Two. The main engine and the lift engine buried in the fuselage.
Still only one engine. The B model has a lft fan powered by same engine.
For reals? I thought it was a separate, smaller engine. I learn something new today.
It has an amzing clutch that connects the lift fan to the engine. The novel fan provides 18,000 pounds of lift alone with no combustion.
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