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Types of V/STOL aircraft, fundamental principles, main performance characteristics, and propulsion requirements; STOL technology: mechanical and powered high-lift devices, jet flaps, augmentor wings; VTOL technology: flow vectoring devices, lift engine and lift fan technology, airframe/propulsion system interactions, ground interference effects; review of past and current military V/STOL aircraft programs, Joint Strike Fighter and V-22 programs.

Prerequisites: Undergraduate core