From a Bloomberg article* yesterday: "The lift fan made the common fuselage bulkier than it otherwise would have been. That, in turn, increased drag and decreas

From a Bloomberg article* yesterday: "The lift fan made the common fuselage bulkier than it otherwise would have been. That, in turn, increased drag and decreased fuel efficiency and range." This quote from the article reinforces my view that the VTOL requirement does effect the other version of the F-35. * https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-04-04/is-the-f-35-a-trillion-dollar-mistake https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-04-04/is-the-f-...