Aircraft Photo of NASA 704 | Bell X-14A | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	NASA 704
Aircraft Original Type:	Bell X-14
Aircraft Generic Type:	Bell X-14
Aircraft Version:	Bell X-14A
C/n (msn):	001
Operator Titles:	NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Location
City / Airport:	Mountain View - Moffett Federal AirfieldMap
Region / Country:	California, United States
Airport Codes:	ICAO: KNUQ IATA: NUQ Local: NUQ Other: -

Photo Date:	12 April 1967
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	382028

Photo Comment
The Bell X-14A in a wind tunnel at NASA Ames. It is said to have become NASA 704 with its upgrade to X-14B in 1971 but that date is apparently wrong. Matching civil identity N704NA was registered in 1969. More Beech than Bell, the aircraft had a Bonanza wing and a Mentor tail. Two smal turbojet engines with thrust deflectors for VTOL, plus compressed-air nozzles at wingtips and tail. Photo by: Art Melliar / NASA This photo was added on 9 August 2021, and has since been viewed 842 times.

Photo Comment

The Bell X-14A in a wind tunnel at NASA Ames. It is said to have become NASA 704 with its upgrade to X-14B in 1971 but that date is apparently wrong. Matching civil identity N704NA was registered in 1969. More Beech than Bell, the aircraft had a Bonanza wing and a Mentor tail. Two smal turbojet engines with thrust deflectors for VTOL, plus compressed-air nozzles at wingtips and tail. Photo by: Art Melliar / NASA

This photo was added on 9 August 2021, and has since been viewed 842 times.

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