In ? ????n?????kin? ?is?l?? ?? t?chn?l??? ?n? ?n?in???in? ???w?ss, th? US F-35B ?i?ht?? j?t ??c?ntl? ??m?nst??t?? its ?ni??? c????ilit? ?? t??ns???min? int? h?lic??t?? m??? ???in? t?k???? ?t ??ll th??ttl?.
This ??m??k??l? ???t sh?wc?s?s th? v??s?tilit? ?n? ??v?nc?? ??si?n ?? th? F-35B, which is ??n?wn?? ??? its v??tic?l t?k???? ?n? l?n?in? (VTOL) c????iliti?s. Th? vi??? c??t???s th? s??ml?ss t??nsiti?n ?? th? ?i?c???t ?s it ???i?l? switch?s ???m c?nv?nti?n?l ?ix??-win? m??? t? h?lic??t?? m???, ?ll?win? it t? t?k? ??? v??tic?ll? with ??ilit? ?n? ???cisi?n. Th? F-35B’s ??ilit? t? ????t t? v??i??s missi?n ????i??m?nts ?n? ?????t? in ch?ll?n?in? ?nvi??nm?nts m?k?s it ? ???mi???l? ?ss?t ??? milit??? ?????ti?ns. This ?w?-ins?i?in? ??m?nst??ti?n hi?hli?hts th? c?ttin?-???? t?chn?l??? ?n? inn?v?ti?n th?t c?ntin?? t? ???in? th? m????n milit??? ?vi?ti?n l?n?sc???.
