Thread drift alert...
The CVF could have an angled deck with cables as in this picture.
Plus a ski-jump for F35C as in this picture.
The C model should be able to get off with 20T AUW with 20kts of breeze across the front in around 150m with the ramp - help out any aerodynamic gurus (the MiG 29 does it in far less). So why go to all the bother of carting around a heavy lift fan apart from Rolls-Royce jobs and for JSF mates to have flaps on their boots
Surely weapons/fuel load are better than lift fans and govt tax benefits?
LJ