| Title | The Bell VTOL jet propelled vertical-rising airplane |
| Call Number | X-21947 |
| Summary | View of a Bell Aircraft jet propelled vertical rising airplane in flight at Niagara Falls (Niagara County) New York; letters read: "Experimental," and "NIIO5V." |
| Date | 1954, November 16. |
| Collection | Ross Barrett Historical Aeronautics Collection |
| Notes | Title penciled on back of photoprint with: "first of its kind, takes off on test flight at Niagara Falls, N. Y. Built by Bell Aircraft Corp., the revolutionary plane ascends and lands vertically, flies forward like conventional fixed wing aircraft. Jet engines on each side of fuselage are vertical for takeoff, revolve 90 degrees for forward flight," "Source Janes 1956-7 p234.," and "132822." |
| Stamped on back of photoprint: "Bell Aircraft Corporation Post Office Box One, Buffalo 5, New York Photographic Department." | |
| Photo Materials | 1 photoprint ; 19 x 24 cm. (7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.) |
| Copyright | Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library. |
| See Also | Bell Aircraft Corporation Products 1950-1960. |
| Airplanes American 1950-1960. New York Niagara Falls | |
| Flight testing 1950-1960. New York Niagara Falls | |
| Vertically rising aircraft 1950-1960. New York Niagara Falls | |
| Niagara Falls (N.Y.) 1950-1960. | |
| Photographic prints. | |
| Imaged. | |
| URL | http://gowest.coalliance.org/cgi-bin/imager?10021947 |
