Bell 1960 hypersonic project

[hesham]

Hi,

I spoke before about this aircraft;
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,1804.0/highlight,hypersonic.html
and here is its drawing;
http://www.buran.ru/htm/dynasoa2.htm

 

[KJ_Lesnick]

Oh yeah, I've seen this design too.

 

[Just call me Ray]

Somebody's gonna bring it up so might as well be me:




Looks like AW&ST's "Blackstone" project or whatever.

 

[coach46]

Somebody's gonna bring it up so might as well be me:

Looks like AW&ST's "Blackstone" project or whatever.

Suppose you mean "Blackstar"?

If you compare it to something from the black world, "Brilliant Buzzard" would be much closer because this one was thought to carry its second stage on top, as shown in the attached pic of the Testor plastic model.

"Blackstar" is said to carry it's second stage XOV underneath, see second pic.

 

[Stargazer]

Hi,

I spoke before about this aircraft;
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,1804.0/highlight,hypersonic.html
and here is its drawing;
http://www.buran.ru/htm/dynasoa2.htm

A painting from Bell depicting the very same project:

 

[RanulfC]

Hi,

I spoke before about this aircraft;
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,1804.0/highlight,hypersonic.html
and here is its drawing;
http://www.buran.ru/htm/dynasoa2.htm

A painting from Bell depicting the very same project:

Ok, passenger vehicle then? (Noted the windows on the rocket-glider)

Randy

 

[FutureSpaceTourist]

Ok, passenger vehicle then? (Noted the windows on the rocket-glider)

Yes, that's even clearer in the thread http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,5236.0.html, with pictures like this:

 

[RanulfC]

Ahh, yes... The "good-old-days" of actually walking out onto the ramp to board your flight... ;D

Thanks
Randy

 

[Steve Pace]

Ahh, yes... The "good-old-days" of actually walking out onto the ramp to board your flight... ;D

Thanks
Randy

I see a boarding tunnel aft...

 

[RanulfC]

Ahh, yes... The "good-old-days" of actually walking out onto the ramp to board your flight... ;D

Thanks
Randy

I see a boarding tunnel aft...

For the Two-stage bird yes, I know from experiance that walking up a BOARDING ladder that high wouldn't be a 'fun' experiance for passengers ;D

Randy

 

[blackstar]

Having nearly tumbled down boarding ladders on regional jets multiple times (too much carry on luggage), I agree.

 

[Vpanoptes]

Hmmmm- is that a tilt-rotor I see in the background?