The vertical takeoff and landing version of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter built for the Marines successfully completed its first flight this morning. The modded Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning, designated the F-35B, took off and landed at a test facility in Fort Worth, Texas.

Full story, with engine test video: http://www.popularmechanics.com/science ... 68357.html

Flight test video will be coming later.