The Bell 65 VTOL was built to test the practicability of rotatable turbojets providing thrust for both lift and forward propulsion. Two turbojets, which raised it off the ground for take-off, could be turned 90 degrees in the air to provide forward thrust, leaving the fixed wing to provide lift.
Constructed largely from existing parts, power was provided by two 1000 lb thrust Fairchild J44 turbojets and one Continental-Turbomeca Palouste compressor.
Control at low-speed being obtained from compressed-air jets at the tail and wingtips fed by the Palouste.
Engines: two x 1000 lb thrust Fairchild J44 turbojet
Wingspan: 26 ft
Wing area: 130 sq.ft approx.
Length: 21 ft
Loaded weight: 2200 lb approx.
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