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The eleventh installment in a series on the Bell D188A is now up at RetroMechanix.com:



The article reproduces a mock-up summary report from January 1958 and features numerous large photos of the completed mock-up and its major components.

-Jared

The twelfth installment in a series on the Bell D188A/Model 2000 supersonic VTOL fighter is now up at RetroMechanix.com:



The article reproduces a pair of reports from early 1959 - a Progress Report from January and a report on aerodynamic and propulsion model testing from February. The accompanying gallery features 43 images, including numerous high resolution photos and illustrations of the aircraft.

-Jared

A new post is up at RetroMechanix.com reproducing a mock-up report on the Bell Model 2000 dating from February 1959:



The accompanying image gallery features 165 images, including many schematics of the fighter's major components and several nice artist's impressions. Excellent material for detailing the Anigrand kit of this remarkable project!

-Jared

A new post is up at RetroMechanix.com presenting a Bell "XF-109" brochure and mock-up inspection program dating from February 1959:



This is the last article in our series on this ill-fated supersonic VTOL fighter; the profusely illustrated color brochure focuses exclusively on the Air Force variant, while the program provides an interesting overview of the mock-up inspection process and the state of Bell facilities in 1959. The article features 72 images reproducing both documents in full.

-Jared