Bell Model 68 VTOL research vehicle (USAF/NASA X-14)

[Orionblamblam]

Saw this today on a farm in Indiana. Must be nice to be filthy rich...

 

[airrocket]

That is one ugly pig of a plane! Looks like it belongs on a farm ;D

 

[spectre]

That thing was hit with the Dupont Aerospace DP-2 ugly stick...

 

[Just call me Ray]

...a farm?

 

[Orionblamblam]

...a farm?

Yup. A farm.

http://up-ship.com/blog/?p=1133

 

[blackkite]

It must be farm of Indiana Jones.

 

[Jemiba]

Well, a farm ....

(photos used from www.aerofiles.com and www.landliaeben.de)

 

[Tailspin Turtle]

I had no idea. If asked, I would have said that the Larry Bell Museum in Mentone had scored the X-14. I had no idea that there was another hangar in a farm field in the middle of nowhere Indiana with museum items, much less an artifact of this quality and significance.

The Bell X-14 is the cause of one of the gaps in aircraft designations. The Tilt Rotor Research Aircraft was originally given the designation XV-14, but NASA Ames management, which was running the program, asked for a change to XV-15 because Bell had won the competition to design and build it. The Bell (Buffalo) X-14 was still on flight status there and they were concerned about the potential for confusion between a Bell X-14 and a Bell XV-14. True story - I was at Bell at the time working on the program.

 

[RyanC]

X-14 at Bell plant. Next to it is an unknown VTOL. Found at NARA.

 

[mattrix]

The "unknown" aircraft is Bell Model 65 ATV

http://www.aviastar.org/air/usa/bell_65.php

http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,9019.0.html

 

[Steve Pace]

X-14 at Bell plant. Next to it is an unknown VTOL. Found at NARA.

Do you have other Bell aircraft pictures?

 

[RyanC]

Trying to remember. I do have photos of the Bell L-39 Swept Wing Testbed done for the USN.

Bell L-39 photos here

Don't know about newer stuff, I'd have to look carefully at what they DID make.

 

[Steve Pace]

Nice. Thanks!

 

[Antonio]

reloaded pic from Justo after topic reorganization

 

[hesham]

Hi,


does anyone hear about that development before ?.


http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19690029422.pdf

 

[sienar]

Some nice photos from Niagara Aerospace Museum

 

[RAP]

Bell X-14 model

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1957-Bell-X-14-Design-Prototype-Model-NASA-Experimental-VTOL-Aircraft-Airplane/172965908230?hash=item2845924f06:g:jw8AAOSwPIhZ9j3g

 

[Orionblamblam]

Re: Bell X-14 model

$6,500. Sure. Lemme check my couch cushions for some change...


Funny thing is, that's not far off from how much the Ropkey Armor Museum spent to buy the *actual* X-14.

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

Re: Bell X-14 model

Insane price...

 

[jstar]

Does anyone know the fate of the X-14 now that the Ropkey Museum has closed?

 

[Justo Miranda]

Hi

 

[Michel Van]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2022837010109546948

View: https://twitter.com/aviationarchive/status/2022837010109546948