The headline says vertical but this describes short takeoff on a well prepared surface. I wonder if the F35B’s thrust would rip up a highway like SpaceX’s firs

The headline says vertical but this describes short takeoff on a well prepared surface. I wonder if the F35B’s thrust would rip up a highway like SpaceX’s first starship launch. https://news.usni.org/2014/01/15/sna-2014-heat-f-35-mv-22-continue-plague-big-deck-amphibs https://news.usni.org/2014/01/15/sna-2014-heat-f-35-mv-22-co...