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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: N. Phoenix AZ USA
Posts: 28,977
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Dangerous. The Harrier does it but if the engine coughs on takeoff the airplane is toast and hopefully the ejection seat will get the pilot out of there alive.
Expensive and just not needed. We have enough runways around the world (or carriers) to allow us to use the normal take off mode. Going to VTOL would really cost a lot of funds that we just cannot afford right now.
Joe
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2021 Subaru Legacy, 2002 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins (the workhorse), 1992 Jaguar XJ S-3 V-12 VDP (one of only 100 examples made), 1969 Jaguar XJ (been in the family since new), 1985 911 Targa backdated to 1973 RS specs with a 3.6 shoehorned in the back, 1959 Austin Healey Sprite (former SCCA H-Prod), 1995 BMW R1100RSL, 1971 & '72 BMW R75/5 "Toaster," Ural Tourist w/sidecar, 1949 Aeronca Sedan / QB
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