Ceiling Center of Gravity Jet 
Vintage Aviation News
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
It was also the first VTOL aircraft to use a jet thrust diverter system for vertical lift. It was capable of flying up to 172 mph (277 km/h, 149 knots) and reach a service ceiling of 18,000 ft (5,500 m). A Fairchild flight data analyzer camera records the Bell X-14A simulating a landing on the lunar surface.
Vintage Aviation News
AUGUST 22, 2024
I glanced over my shoulder to see our loadmaster scramble up the cargo bay’s side panels, then cling to the ceiling, barely clear of slashing horns. That one-ton shift of weight drastically altered the aircraft’s center of gravity, unbalancing my landing trim setting. Photo via USAF Airchives “ Yiiieee! Load to pilot!
Plane and Pilot
OCTOBER 3, 2024
Precisely what the single-engine ceiling is, the team can’t say. “We We just fly the thing around at 1000 feet, so the ceiling, we don’t know. A significant investment in heavy, water-jet cut steel tooling means repeatedly accurate wings come off the Composite Creations table.
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