It was the first operational close-support and reconnaissance fighter aircraft with vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) capabilities and the only truly successful V/STOL design of the many that arose in that era.
Foi o primeiro avión operacional con capacidade V/STOL (engalaxe e aterraxe verticais/curtas) e o único deseño V/STOL realmente exitoso dos moitos que xurdiron neses anos.