Bell has developed high-speed vertical lift technology for more than 85 years, pioneering innovative VTOL configurations like the X-14, X-22, XV-3 and XV-15 for NASA, the U.S. Army and U.S. Air ...

Meyer realized he could expand this model to any airplane, “and X-Plane was born.” That was in 1995. Since then Meyer has been refining the product which is now in its twelfth iteration.