An aircraft with a long body 1 which has a forward end 2 and an aft end 3,
which is able to achieve vertical take-off by means of a tiltable rotor
and blade assembly 4 at the forward part of the aircraft and a tiltable
turbojet 19 at the rear of the aircraft. The rotor and blade assembly is
rotated by an engine assembly 8, with the engine assembly, the rotor and
blades all positioned on top a multi-directional tilt enabling joint 9.
The tubojet is fitted to a multi-directional tilt enabling joint 27 to
allow control of lateral movement of the aircraft as well as providing
vertical lift and forward propulsion during forward flight.