1960s Experimental Aircraft

[loh1110]

RECYCLING AT ITS BEST!

[neothedarc]

yea i know its a pretty good plane. but people get offended too easily when you state youre opinion.

[jiggahippo]

@neothedarc what do u know. shut up this was the best plane ever.

[jam63112]

most of the vstol killed their pilot

[chrthiel]

@jam63112

So did most experimental aircraft back then.

[InfiniteMushroom]

I like the older experimentals in that they revealed the uniquely human aspect of trial and error. Modern supercomputers take all the mad genius out of aircraft development and pretty much everything else.

[squizzoo]

Too dependable and safe, that thing had to be cancelled. Not enough money in it for the industrialists.

[JamesThWilliams]

The osprey isn't an experimental aircraft they are still in use today for heavy llifting vertical take off, it fills a similar role to the Chinook helicopter.

[WHYNOTMEB4U]

this is area 51 in roswell NM.

[gebruikernnaam]

but will it blend?

[TheMontanaDave]

@gebruikernnaam Im so sick of that comment Id like to shove your ass in a blender!

[96ddw]

Just to let everyone know, it's an X-14.

[xxuncexx]

so what happens if it sneezes?

[from212]

LOL what a retarded fail ass harrier.

[russotragik]

"COPY" of the dupont DP-1C

[mredwinb4time]

Wow really smart to have two nuclear reactors next to an aircraft testing area!

[TownHaul]

is it "NASA" on the right wing?

[thbs35]

Original idea- 0:00 to 0:15.

Final product- 0:15 to end.

What a transition...

[Mexigo360]

I'm 17 and I wish i was in the 50s , that generation was so so much better then the one I'm in now. Hell if the people of that day were still in there prime and still were running things now in today's time, I bet you we would of had some damn flying cars or house robots already. I want a time machine :( ........SHIT I BET WE WOULD OF HAD THAT ALREADY TOO.

[netmatrix75]

That first jet looked very cool.

[cartmanrlsusall]

that testbed was from the fifties dude

[libbyhubbard]

Really enjoyed this video - my father (who is now 80) helped with engineering on this plane at Bell in the 50's. Recently took him to see it at the private museum in Indiana where it is now on display.

[penguinBOY4623]

LOL harrier 

[kdraper2007]

@penguinBOY4623 this airplane used dedicated lift engines.

[binaway]

The X14 first flew in early 1957 and was built as much as possible from parts of Beechcraft planes then in production, to keep costs as low as possible. Built only as an experimental aircraft to test if vector thrusting worked it was never intended to be anything else.

[mjlazok]

let me guess. Nevada?

[commonman80]

I'm thinking about Elaborating on that 2 propeller suit I seen on Myth busters. If my calculations are correct, I think I could create a back pack type assembly that can be used by the average person. The only problem would be creating a muffler system that is lite enough that could reduce the noise from the engine. Because it would be REALLY LOUD.

[Reach3521]

OMG!!I Its a Falcon FROM REACH

[chaziller]

this aircraft reminds me of a harrier engine system on a jet provost body

[moogug]

It was too short!

[SpyengoEen]

The flying HOMER.

[Neppi19]

1960s: This aircraft

2010: Harrier jet

[lolfactor123]

@Neppi19 true

[pelagic6]

@Neppi19 Uhh, the Harrier jet was a 1960's aircraft lol. More like 1960's: harrier, 2010: F-35 lightning.

[Neppi19]

@pelagic6 WTF? Why are they flying this shit then?

[pelagic6]

@Neppi19 I guess purely experimental. 

[SkunknOwl]

@Neppi19

Harrier = Crap

F35 rapes it.

[SAsgarters]

@SkunknOwl Money rapes the F-35.

[SkunknOwl]

@SAsgarters

hahahaha yes money does. Thats why only the US has it :)

England is too poor to afford the F-35, so they have to stick with the Harrier

[chucklingchicken]

@SkunknOwl Actually England have axed the Harrier and are awaiting delivery of the F-35 to use on their new aircraft carriers

[SkunknOwl]

@chucklingchicken

They want the F-35's because they are better because they are American

[JBofBrisbane]

@SkunknOwl - Australia is in line for the F-35, but not the STOVL version.

The F-35 is better than the Harrier because it is 40 YEARS NEWER, not because it's American.

[SkunknOwl]

@JBofBrisbane

the tech thats in it is 10 years ahead of England. The stuff at Area 51 is 100 years ahead of England,

[nealsym49]

@SkunknOwl

If the USA was so far ahead of Britain, why did they buy Harriers ?

[SkunknOwl]

@nealsym49 they were developing the F-35 at the time

[nealsym49]

@SkunknOwl The F35 was not even an idea when the USA bought Harriers, The USA had to pass a bill to allow the purchase of non-American hardware. Get ya facts right fellah !

[SkunknOwl]

@nealsym49

prove to me that the F35 concept/idea was never thought of at Area 51.... got you. Can't prove it bitch.

[nealsym49]

@SkunknOwl In 1973 !! dream on !!!

[leapoffaith20]

@SkunknOwl He doesn't have to. You're the one making the statement so the onus of proof is on you to prove it WAS.

[JBofBrisbane]

@SkunknOwl - How can you prove something wasn't done?

[davidds0]

@JBofBrisbane and because its hover is much more simple and even easer then helicopter hover, while the harrier is very dangures and many pilots were killed tring to hover!

[MASTERCARDUZ]

@SkunknOwl Yeah, and the Harrier is not in service from '69..you crap!

[SkunknOwl]

@MASTERCARDUZ

yeah its still being used :P

[nealsym49]

@MASTERCARDUZ Harrier entered RAF service April 1969 !

[MASTERCARDUZ]

@nealsym49 Never heard about irony?

[niallrogers]

@Neppi19 2015: Lightning II

[threadgoldc]

@Neppi19 harrier was brought into service in 1969

[Neppi19]

@threadgoldc I meant like in 1960 they USED this aircraft and inn 2010 we USE Harrier

[theferry97]

@threadgoldc you arent getting the point......

[HyperblexMedia]

@threadgoldc by saying 1960's he means somewhere in the decade in general

[Eqvaliser]

@Neppi19 Harrier / Prowler are some pretty OLD models.. they might get updated with equipment etc

but they are many years over due..

[leapoffaith20]

@Neppi19 You realise that the Harrier has been around for yonks?

[Neppi19]

@leapoffaith20 Yes?

[Neppi19]

@leapoffaith20 Yes? Harrier was brought in the end of the 60's. What im trying to say is that we use Harrier today.

[pramboy09]

@Neppi19 the british don't use the harrier anymore it was stupidly withdrawn from service in 2010

[Neppi19]

@pramboy09 Why?

[pramboy09]

@Neppi19 alot to do with cost cutting, but also the brits are retiring all its light carriers ark royal, illustrous and invincible and will now have to wait till 2020 till the queen elizabeth class carriers come into service where they will recieve the convenital F-35C, in the mean time to keep there carrier flying up to scatch the RN will be sending some of its pilots to the states and france to fly off there carriers. Bascially means the english will not have any vstol aircraft anymore

[JamesThWilliams]

@pramboy09

That's because it's actually an extremely dangerous aircraft to fly. It uses manual control in hover flight meaning the pilot is directly responsible for all the slight corrections required this caused many crashes as a slight over correction can lead to disaster.

[JamesThWilliams]

@pramboy09

continued from previous

The new F-35s computer makes all the corrections in less time than a pilot would be able to process that the plane was even becoming off balance allowing the pilot to worry more about flight plans than making tiny correction.

[struckar86]

@Neppi19 Harrier was created in 60's

[Neppi19]

@struckar86 I know i have wrote that if you look down a little bit!

[laheugan]

@Neppi19 harrier was from the 60's. if you want modern day equiv. that would be the F-35

[JamesThWilliams]

@Neppi19

You and the people who thumbed you up are idiots.

[irvinmanohar]

@Neppi19 Harrier jet was introduced in 1969 and get 13 thumbs up for that.. Weird..

[keithreeder]

@irvinmanohar

And that came from the Hawker P1127/ Hawker Siddeley Kestrel. The P1127 was flying by 1962.

[JonasHagenDK1]

@Neppi19 lol.. The Herrier is from 78??

[Neppi19]

@JonasHagenDK1 1. No its from 69 2. I KNOW PLEASE YOURE ALREAD LIKE 10ppl SAYING THAT chheeeese

[evergonge]

can it go forwards

[atpcfi]

I believe this video was taken at the NASA part of Moffett field. The round tanks in the background are part of Moffett's high speed wind tunnel

[1987hawkeye]

thing looks like a damn flying car

[mercanaries3]

we've made antigravity craft if this craft is from 1960.

i think thats why people are seeing more strange ufo's but they are infact secret jets being developed in Area 51 and S4

those jets might look different.

[fabianmendozap]

At first I thought "that looks like a pig's nose" but watching the details of the intakes it looks more like an owl... xP

[gmcannon]

I would love to have a vtol but it would probably take me the rest of my life just to figure out how to hover.

[OKTOBONGO]

i would kill the pope for that plane

[NYtassu]

Lol, it goes from pxxxzzzzzzzzz... to brrrrrrr.....

[NYtassu]

People just love shouting bullshits on the internet dont they...

I guess that's reasonable since you cant just go out on the street and yell your frustrations.

[imnotanalien945able]

im dont know

[supersaintsfan31]

And then they invented the harrier :D

[boogie504]

LOL, a convertible

[avidgamer32]

cool



[imnotanalien945able]

the first is a harrier prototipe and the second is a v-22

[ekoturnip]

@imnotanalien945able Why on earth would NASA be testing a harrier prototype?

[ArticMuse]

@ekoturnip Shut up find a friend. Stop making arguments.

[kingmanted]

roflcopter is that you?

[flikkerlicht]

it looks strange :P

[NitrogenoxTheQuick]

Looks cool with the convertible, I'd prefer a Harrier tho ;) Just need to pimp it first

[911ShikoX]

its not 1960 Experimental aircraft and very short video

[billinthailand]

they look funny

[MrBFHfan]

future

[devinatorp]

I. Want one lol

[StellarBlue1]

This video needs more Cow Bells. Chuck Norris is great on more Cow Bells.

[Sevival]

rofl it's a flying car

[doommmmmmm]

@llTimatothecheese your an idiot i said the 1st POWERED flight. don't forget Asia S.A. and all the other continents when speaking of N.A. descendency and lets not forget the Native Americans. and who on Earths goes 5 pgs of comments back on an old argument? now if you excuse me i have better things to do like fly

[hecktastic08]

this shit is stupid as fuck..............what a waste of time and internet space

[CThompson151]

@hecktastic08 Wtf? how is it when it is just a vid of an aircraft

[jayonwheels]

Is that the Top Gear Stig on top...

[fxgamer0809]

thats the hl opposing force aircraft :D

[shadowhunter388]

@fxgamer0809 Yes, The V-22 Ospery

[kymikko]

was the first one a harrier prototype haha

[kachunski]

what base is that?

[rottysaurus]

their just key board jockeys!!!

[XX737]

no shit; there was only one of the first planes; X-1. it was produced by nasa as a test plane to teach astronauts. the plane was found by one of my dad's friends at a SCRAP auction. they quickly purchased it and called nasa. Nasa denied that it still exists and they sent photos to prove. It is on display at the Ropkey Armour Museum in Crawfordsville, IN

[mounsteres]

0:15 Boeing V-22 Osprey

[upajos]

@mounsteres No, I think it's the Bell XV-15, the precursor to the V-22 Osprey. It accommodated a crew of two and was just a testbed prototype. The film or video clip was most likely shot at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffet Field, Mountain View, California sometime between 1977 and 1981. The VTOL plane is the Bell Model 68 (X-14), and it also appears to be shot at NASA Ames. The XV-15 flew over my head one morning as I came off U.S. 101 on my commute to work.

[XX737]

@upajos bell and boeing won the contract to make this plane in like 1970. and its STILL a prototype thats starting to be produced

[MapleLeafAce]

UK and USA are cool and everything...but some of the best pilots in the world were trained in Canada :P

[rbonilla18]

@MapleLeafAce lol if you say so.

[MapleLeafAce]

@rbonilla18 and I do say so haha :P

[XX737]

@MapleLeafAce it all depends on talent and how they were taught. not where theyre from. there are damn good pilots everywhere :)

[MapleLeafAce]

@XX737 that's very true. though it's not about being FROM Canada, just being trained IN Canada. Some of the best flight instructors and instructor programs are in Canada. Not sure about being THE best, as I'm sure those who fly the Su-37 Terminator need very intense training for some of those manuevres, but they're up there.

[XX737]

@MapleLeafAce same with F-22's 

[MapleLeafAce]

@XX737 Gotta love the F-22. You'd HAVE to be trained in the US for those, seeing as they're the only ones who employ it.

[XX737]

@MapleLeafAce i know; those are some pretty boss airplanes

[djegets2]

@MapleLeafAce lmao f22 sucks. F35 waaaaay better

[powersurge91]

When flying around the city in my Vtol, I always get the urge to drop the top and let my hair flow, AND NOW YOU CAN, FOR ONLY Four easy payments of $999,999.95!

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[jimmymac63]

@powersurge91 LMAO @ power

[lovehelp22]

@powersurge91 wow,, not even to a million

[KTool666]

@powersurge91 This is so unfunny my head hurts

[SrAlvaroEd]

Bell X-14 / Bell Augusta Ba.609

[SrAlvaroEd]

That's only a Bell X-14 and a Bell-Augusta BA 609

[canonheadmk1]

lol its a crab plane that only goes sideways

[xwagner76]

Those are from the 50s and 90s.

[lordieuan777]

The first one looks cool but I think the second one looks like an Osprey prototype?

[PhantomUAV]

@atapeatape - don't talk nonsense "based on a Spitfie"???

[TheSteverino1]

Why can't so many of you losers just enjoy a video. Do you HAVE TO turn everything into an argument?

[DancingSpiderman]

@TheSteverino1 Because they're natural losers, THAT'S WHY !!

[CAL2177]

@TheSteverino1 You have to remember you are dealing with people who grew up without adult supervision.

[cessnaclub]

@TheSteverino1 im 100%v with u champ...good call

[judgedredd123]

@TheSteverino1 no we don't

[realisticHomeboy]

@TheSteverino1 There's a comment section. Accept that people are going to use it. Since you are arguing for just enjoying the video, why are you reading the comments?

[slowstrummer111]

Oh were getting hot under the collar are we?? Everybody has something to offer, you should stop touching yourself and spend more time reading your history there lad ...

[yellowvelle]

Oh man it's funny watching all of the Brits go crazy jealous about a few people arguing over who made which airplane first, get your history correct this and your facts are wrong here blah blah blah. Here is one for you. We're The United States of The Best at everything. Argue about that one!

[annyonghaseyo90]

U TRY TO PWWN ME?

[doommmmmmm]

the first powered flight was in the States the aircraft was made by Statesmen so @ the ppl saying the Brits aircraft is ahead is historically incorrect.

[Timatothecheese]

@doommmmmmm Hey lemme ask you this.

how much of the Concorde was made by americans?

Answer: NONE

Not to mention that the Germans regularly broke the sound barrier in WW2 with their V1 and V2 Rockets.

And the British gave all 6 years work of research on supersonic flight to the americans to aid them with their supersonic work.

[doommmmmmm]

@Timatothecheese lemme ask you how many Aircraft would be here if it weren't for the wright brothers? and can you guess who made the worlds fastest jet?

[Timatothecheese]

@doommmmmmm wright borthers made the first POWERED flight. A German named Otto Linienthal made the first flight with his gliders in 1889, infact he made over 2500 before 1896. and besides, 99% of americans originate from EUROPE, yknow, which renders both your arguements pointless anyway.

[Zadster]

@Timatothecheese Lillenthal was preceded by Sir George Cayley in 1853.

[chrthiel]

@doommmmmmm

Plenty. The Wright brothers were hardly the only ones to experiment with aircraft.

The Romanians did it first (Coandă-1910) , then the Germans [Me-262] and then the British with their supersonic test program.

[doommmmmmm]

@chrthiel but the wright brothers were the first to be successful with powered flight.

[chrthiel]

@doommmmmmm

So? They weren't the only ones experimenting with it and plenty people were making so-called near-flights.

Even if the Wright brothers had failed miserably it would only have been a matter of months before "true" flight took place.

[doommmmmmm]

@chrthiel did you even read why i was posting to begin with?

[chrthiel]

@doommmmmmm

Yes. You claimed that without the wright brothers aircraft development would have been severely delayed at best. This isn't the case.

[doommmmmmm]

@chrthiel you apparently don't get why i even posted i posted because some imbecile thought that American aviation sucks even though in history America did it's fair share of work and helped aviation in general. and i stated that the wright Brothers were the first to have a successful powered flight, which i was correct. need i pwn you some more?

[doommmmmmm]

@chrthiel i like how your reply is removed, what the wright brothers did was certainly no small feat, but i guess being the first what so many have tried to do and some even ended with more than just the destruction of their prototypes(ie their lives) is just so insignificant to the improvement of aviation... most of which uses powered flight.

[chrthiel]

@doommmmmmm

Yeah, I removed it my self and replaced it with one that had correct spelling in it.

Anyway, I'm not saying that the Wright brothers did wasn't a turning point in aviation history, just that if they hadn't done it, someone would have done it a couple of months later.

You claim that without the WBs aviation would have been severely handicapped. That isn't the case. The WBs were the first, but their design wasn't really exceptional. The thing that set them appart from the rest of the

[doommmmmmm]

@chrthiel ok let me shoot this down once and for all: i never said that aviation would be severely crippled i am just giving credit where it is due but i guess after all jack sparrow is the the one who really made the first powered flight. i used the WBs to prove a point and i was successful change and progress is inevitable but when we look back in history for that evidence i guess it'd be best to not give out names since someone will just nitpick and start a fight that is unnecessary.

[chrthiel]

@doommmmmmm

pioneers is the fact that they had access to a powerful enough engine. the rest of the designwork came from gliders, both build by themselves and by others.

I'm not trying to belittle them, just putting them into context.

At the time everyone knew that powered flight was just around the corner. It was not a question of if, but of who and when. The WBs won the race, but only by a toe-length.

[chrthiel]

@doommmmmmm

They admit this themselves. In fact, they don't claim to have invented the flying machine, but rather the control surfaces. That invention was truly groundbreaking, but again, it was only a matter of time before someone else came up with a similar solution.

In conclusion, the WBs were the first, and they deserve all the glory and respect for that, but aviation would still have happened within the same timeframe.

[doommmmmmm]

@chrthiel if you think about we are pretty much agreeing with each other so lets just stop arguing

[chrthiel]

@doommmmmmm

There does seem to have been a serious case of miscommunication.

[doommmmmmm]

@chrthiel ever see a SR-71 up close and personal?

[chrthiel]

@doommmmmmm

Nope.

[doommmmmmm]

@chrthiel what is your favorite jet?

[chrthiel]

@doommmmmmm

That seems to change every now and the. Currently it's a tie between the Harrier and the A-37 Dragonfly

[doommmmmmm]

@chrthiel ever hear of the Mitsubishi ATD-X?

[chrthiel]

@doommmmmmm

Yeah, its that Japanese Tech demonstrator.

Personally, I think modern jets are boring.

The sixties and seventies were the high water mark for me when it comes to jets.

[doommmmmmm]

@chrthiel i kinda agree with you i'm more into WWII planes but U.S. and Japanese aircraft that are in developement or already flying interests me.

[D1Champ08]

LMAO!

[deejayedwards]

Haha @ That Plane!

[carwash767]

XD it's an ufo shit's  !!!