Bell X-14
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The Bell X-14 is 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.
The X-14 undergoing renovation by a private collector in Indianapolis, Indiana at the Ropkey Armor and Aviation Museum
Hawker Siddeley P.1127
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The Hawker P.1127 and the Hawker Siddeley Kestrel FGA.1 are the British experimental and development aircraft that led to the Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first vertical and/or short take-off and landing (V/STOL) jet fighter-bomber.
Third prototype at Farnborough 1962 with unswept trailing edges and rounded tips
P.1127 XP980 in use as a deck handling trainer in Royal Navy markings, 1989
Hawker Siddeley XV-6A Kestrel in USAF livery