Bell X-14A VTOL Demonstration
(December 7, 1962) A demonstration of a vertical landing by the NASA Ames Research Center's Bell X-14A Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft. Vanes in the jet exhaust pipe are then turned to deflect the jet exhaust downward allowing the aircraft to descend vertically to a soft landing.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: A-31531-72
Date: December 7, 1962
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Bell X-14A VTOL Demonstration
(December 7, 1962) A demonstration of a vertical landing by the NASA Ames Research Center's Bell X-14A Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft. Vanes in the jet exhaust pipe are then turned to deflect the jet exhaust downward allowing the aircraft to descend vertically to a soft landing.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: A-31531-72
Date: December 7, 1962
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Uploaded on August 8, 2013
Taken on December 7, 1962