VTOL or Vertical Take Off and Landing is a capablility, possesed by a few fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters that allow an aircraft to take off without a runway or airfield.
Fixed-Wing Aircraft[]
United States[]
- BAE/Boeing AV-8B Harrier II
- Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II
United Kingdom[]
- BAE/Boeing AV-8B Harrier II
- BAE Harrier Jump Jet
- BAE Sea Harrier Jump Jet
Russia & Former Soviet Union[]
- Yakolev Yak-36
- Yakovlev Yak-38
- Yakovlev Yak-141