325ft swath carrier 428-GX-KN-31380 Artist Conception of the Short Takeoff and Vertical Landing (STOVL) fighter concept
Below we see an “Artist Conception of the Short Takeoff and Vertical Landing (STOVL) fighter concept, developed by the David W. Taylor Naval Ship and Research and Development Center, in various stages of flight and recovery positions near the 325 foot small water plane area twin hull ship (SWATH), received February 1981.