Shipborne rolling vertical landing

With a rolling vertical landing the aircraft uses downward jet thrust to hover while it is still moving fast enough to also generate wing lift.

Similarly, it can reduce the amount of wear upon the deck surface of a carrier caused by the downward jet exhaust from vertical landings.

[2][better source needed] A series of landing approach trials were also flown with the Royal Navy carrier HMS Illustrious in 2008.

The carrier was fitted with a visual landing aid called a “Bedford Array”, which provides glidepath information to the pilot through a helmet-mounted display.

[5] Her sister ship, HMS Prince of Wales, is equipped with the full 'Bedford Array' Visual Landing Aid system.