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.
HJ photo