May 132011
 

Same design as shown HERE and HERE. Note the inclusion of a turbojet engine for landing purposes, a common design element at this stage in the program.

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  4 Responses to “Bell-Martin 1959 Dyna Soar 3-view”

  1. Ah-ha! So it does have a nose window under a jettisonable cap.
    What are the rectangular things aft of the cockpit in the side and top views? At this time period it should still be a transatmospheric skip bomber, shouldn’t it?

  2. Looks entertaining to land. I assume that there would be a chase plane?

  3. I note that whatever those rectangular panels are, they have stenciling on them, like they are removable:
    http://up-ship.com/blog/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/DSC_84851.jpg

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