Air Cushion Landing System (ACLS) experimental aircraft. Delivered to Bell Aerospace on 5 Nov 1971 for conversion to ACLS. First flight in ACLS configuration made in early April 1975, first landing on 11 April 1975. Flight testing was done by the 4950th Test Wing, Aeronautical System Division, USAF, at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. The aircraft was returned to the CAF on 30 Apr 1979 and was converted back to a CC-115 for SAR operations with 442 Squadron. Photo by Fred Guthrie.
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