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- Powered lift types rely on engine-derived lift for vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL). Most types transition to fixed-wing lift for horizontal flight. Classes of powered lift types include VTOL jet aircraft (such as the Harrier jump-jet) and tiltrotors (such as the V-22 Osprey), among others. A few examples rely entirely on engine thrust to provide lift throughout the whole flight. There are few practical applications. Experimental designs have been built for personal fan-lift hover platforms and jetpacks or for VTOL research (for example the flying bedstead).
- The Flettner airplane has a spinning cylinder in place of a wing, relying on the Magnus effect to create lift.
- The FanWing is a recent innovation with some similarities to the Flettner rotor design. It uses a fixed wing with a cylindrical fan mounted spanwise just above . As the fan spins, it creates an airflow backwards over the upper surface of the wing, creating lift. The FanWing is (2010) in development in the United Kingdom.