Not the most beautiful aircraft from Bell, but an interesting experimental design.

The original Bell X-14 featured movable vanes located in the jetpipes which vectored the thrust through central jet nozzles to provide low speed and hovering flight capabilities. The X-14 was constructed using many surplus Beech aircraft parts. The tailplane came from a T-34 Meteor, while the wings and landing gear were taken from a Bonanza.

The Bell X-14 was used to help understand how the Lunar Lander might react during its decent to the moon’s surface.