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Vertical lift aircraft

A vertical lift aircraft is any type of aircraft capable of rising and descending vertically during flight. It includes helicopters, V/STOL jets like the Hawker Siddeley Harrier, and tiltrotor aircraft like the V-22 Osprey.

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