Mike Barnett Aviation on MSN

Watch this jet go straight up like a rocket - and it isn’t a helicopter

Long before the Harrier became famous, Britain was already testing a jet that could take off vertically and hover in place. The Short SC.1 used multiple downward-facing jets to lift itself straight ...
Real Engineering on MSN

Watch what happens when a jet tries to take off like a helicopter

Vertical take-off planes look like something out of science fiction for one reason: they seem to ignore the normal rules of ...