This Day in Aviation History
 
February 19th, 1957
 
First flight of the 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 vectored thrust horizontal and vertical takeoff, hover, transition to forward flight, and vertical landing….
 
Source:
Wikipedia, Bell X-14: http://gstv.us/1PJozuI
 
YouTube, Bell X-14 — NASA X-Plane VTOL: http://gstv.us/1PJoJC7
 
YouTube, Bell Aircraft Corporation X-14A: http://gstv.us/1PJoIhG
 
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