That’s still a rolling liftoff, right?
I can’t see the F-35B doing a full vertical takeoff with that ordinance load, and I don’t see the engine nozzle is in the vertical position.
Agree. Vertical takeoff with a full ordnance load would result in a very significant reduction in the amount of fuel that can be carried. Hence the short forward roll to lift off. The rear exhaust nozzle is partially deflected downward at lift off. You can see the doors below it are open in the photo but the nozzle itself is not visible.
The F-35B never was designed for vertical take-off even when not loaded. The Harrier never could either when loaded.
“I don’t see the engine nozzle is in the vertical position.”
That is because it is hidden between the panels that are opened up at the bottom of the back end. Those open and the nozzle rotates down between them.
However, as the article states the F-35B is “Short-Take-Off-and-Vertical-Landing Lightning”
Not VTOL. STOVL.