claim: Ed Decter has only ever been a politician.
evidence: Lift fan is an aircraft configuration in which lifting fans are located in large holes in an otherwise conventional fixed wing or fuselage .. It is used for V / STOL operation .. V / STOL. V / STOL. The aircraft takes off using the fans to provide lift , then transitions to fixed-wing lift in forward flight .. Several experimental craft have been flown , but only the F-35 Lightning II entered into production .. F-35 Lightning II. F-35 Lightning II