An aircraft capable of vertical takeoff and landing, the aircraft comprising: a fuselage having a forward end portion, a rearward end portion, and a central portion that extends between the forward end portion and the rearward end portion; the fuselage defining a central longitudinal axis of the aircraft; a pair of wings (20,22), each having: a leading edge portion; a trailing edge portion; a root end respectively coupled with the central portion of the fuselage; and an opposite tip end portion extending laterally outward from the fuselage; the leading edge portions of each of the wings (20,22) include a curvilinear fan recess; a pair of ducted lift/thrust fans (40,42) respectively coupled with one of the pair of wings (20,22) such that the fans (40,42) are positioned symmetrically with one another on opposite sides of a roll axis of the aircraft and forward of a pitch axis of the aircraft; the pair of ducted lift/thrust fans (40,42) being selectively, rotatably movable between a first position in which they provide vertical lift and a second position in which they provide horizontal thrust; each of the pair of ducted lift/thrust fans (40,42) respectively, rotatably disposed within the curvilinear fan recess, wherein the curvilinear fan recesses are shaped to approximate a shape of a circumferential edge portion of the ducted lift/thrust fans (40,42) the leading edge portions including opposing pairs of mounting shoulders that project forward to pivotably engage the first lift/thrust fan and second lift/thrust fan proximate axial pivot points on the first lift/thrust fan and second lift/thrust fan, the first wing and the second wing are provided with an aft sweep; the first lift/thrust fan and second lift/thrust fan are positioned intermediate the root end and the opposite tip end portion of the first wing and the second wing; and a downwardly exhausting, ducted lift fan disposed within the fuselage, between the pitch axis and the rearward end portion of the fuselage, whereby the rearward end portion of the fuselage extends rearwardly from the ducted lift fan. a fuselage having a forward end portion, a rearward end portion, and a central portion that extends between the forward end portion and the rearward end portion; the fuselage defining a central longitudinal axis of the aircraft; a pair of wings (20,22), each having: a leading edge portion; a trailing edge portion; a root end respectively coupled with the central portion of the fuselage; and an opposite tip end portion extending laterally outward from the fuselage; the leading edge portions of each of the wings (20,22) include a curvilinear fan recess; a pair of ducted lift/thrust fans (40,42) respectively coupled with one of the pair of wings (20,22) such that the fans (40,42) are positioned symmetrically with one another on opposite sides of a roll axis of the aircraft and forward of a pitch axis of the aircraft; the pair of ducted lift/thrust fans (40,42) being selectively, rotatably movable between a first position in which they provide vertical lift and a second position in which they provide horizontal thrust; each of the pair of ducted lift/thrust fans (40,42) respectively, rotatably disposed within the curvilinear fan recess, wherein the curvilinear fan recesses are shaped to approximate a shape of a circumferential edge portion of the ducted lift/thrust fans (40,42) the leading edge portions including opposing pairs of mounting shoulders that project forward to pivotably engage the first lift/thrust fan and second lift/thrust fan proximate axial pivot points on the first lift/thrust fan and second lift/thrust fan, the first wing and the second wing are provided with an aft sweep; the first lift/thrust fan and second lift/thrust fan are positioned intermediate the root end and the opposite tip end portion of the first wing and the second wing; and a downwardly exhausting, ducted lift fan disposed within the fuselage, between the pitch axis and the rearward end portion of the fuselage, whereby the rearward end portion of the fuselage extends rearwardly from the ducted lift fan.