In the Year 2000: Bell Spaceplane Models

Another clear winner from our "In the Year 2000" Flickr pool, included in a cluster of great photos uploaded by "beamjockey." He explains:

Models of spaceplane designs from Bell Aircraft, perhaps in the 1950s, perhaps related to the BOMI skip-glider proposal. These models are in the fine Niagara Aerospace Museum in Niagara Falls, New York. in which Bell plays a starring role.

I love how abstract the shapes are. I wonder if Bell actually intended to build the spaceplaces with that shape or if they were just getting the general point across.

Bell Spaceplanes Rear View 0354 [Flickr]

[#1 posted by Teresa Nielsen Hayden/Moderator , September 4, 2007 7:44 PM]

Beamjockey is Bill Higgins, particle physicist at Fermi Lab and an all-around good guy.