The F-35B is capable of vertical takeoff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW28Mb1YvwY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW28Mb1YvwY Lockheed Martin says of the

The F-35B is capable of vertical takeoff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW28Mb1YvwY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW28Mb1YvwY Lockheed Martin says of the video: "An F-35B test aircraft completes its first-ever vertical takeoff (VTO) at NAS Patuxent River, Md., on May 10, 2013. While not a capability used in combat, VTOs are required for repositioning of the STOVL in environments where a jet could not perform a short takeoff. In these cases, the jet, with a limited amount of fuel, would execute a VTO to travel a short distance."