Neil Armstrong tests the X-14A VTOL Aircraft [HD] (1964/03/25) - Test Pilot, Moffett Field

Footage of Neil Armstrong flying the X-14A as a lunar-landing trainer. The X-14A aircraft flight control system was similar to the one proposed for the Lunar Module. Original footage was silent, jet engine sounds added for atmosphere. Research, cleanup and audio/image processing by Retro Space HD. The Bell X-14 (Bell Type 68) 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