Bell X-14

The Bell X-14 (Bell Type 68) was an experimental VTOL aircraft flown in the United States in the 1950s. The main objective of the project was to demonstrate horizontal and vertical takeoff hover transition to forward flight and vertical landing.

* Bell X-14, Sharkit #72002 (1997) resin Quick Look * Bell X-14, Model-Aire International #013 resin 1
- Bell X-14 was found when searching for flugtag. You can see a bunch of auctions to have a look at .2
Case in point: The Bell X-14 vertical flight test bed was damaged in 1981 in it's only accident in 25 years, since the start of the program.3

Made by Bell Aircraft.

I saw the Bell x-14 at Moffet Field in the 60's...4
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the Bell X-14 of the 1950's. It requires a jet engine, however, which may not be practical for sport pilots.6
More Users
United States Air Force
Jet Or Prop
jet
Height Alt
2.40 m
Engine(jet)
Armstrong Siddeley Viper 8
Length Alt
7.62 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
4269.0
Thrust Main
1750
Lists
*List of experimental aircraft*List of VTOL aircraft*List of X-planes
Range Main
300 miles
Loaded Weight Main
3100.0
Max Speed Alt
277.0
Max Speed Main
172 mph
Status
museum display
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
1936.0
Ceiling Main
20000.0
Number Built
1
Crew
1
Thrust/weight
1
Retired
1981-05-29
29
Thrust Alt
7.8
Span Main
1061.72
Height Main
243.84
Primary user
NASA
Span Alt
10.36 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Engine(prop)
1
Manufacturer
Bell Aircraft
First Flight
19
Number Of Jets
2
Loaded Weight Alt
1406.0
Number Of Props
1
Type of jet
turbojet
Length Main
762.0
Range Alt
482.0
Similar Aircraft
*Hawker Siddeley P.1127
Ceiling Alt
6
096 m
Category
Bell aircraft
United States experimental aircraft 1950-1959
VTOL aircraft

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