page_title: Bell X-14
section_title: Surviving aircraft
hierarchical_section_title: Bell X-14 / Surviving aircraft
caption_attribution_description: English: An X-14 undergoing renovation by a private collector in western Indiana.
context_page_description: 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.
context_section_description: The X-14 was rescued from the scrap yard in 1991 and is currently undergoing renovation as part of the Ropkey Armor and Aviation Museum.
caption: The X-14 is currently undergoing renovation by a private collector in western Indiana.
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