Bell MX-2276

[Orionblamblam]

I've spent *years* trying to get the relevant reports, finally got one of 'em a few weeks back. This is the 1955 configuration of the Bell MX-2276... the predecessor to BoMi, to RoBo, to Dyna Soar and to Shuttle. While the initial 1953 reports continue to elude me, the report form '55 indicates that this design is the same configuration. So... here it is, the very first one.

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

And here is a 100 page report on MX 2276 courtesy of DTIC

http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/AD125728

 

[Triton]

Bell MX-2276 concept artwork and photograph of MX-2276 contractor model.

Source: Fantastic Plastic web catalog
http://www.fantastic-plastic.com/BellBOMIMX-1176-CatalogPage.htm

 

[Triton]

MX-2276 Advance Strategic Weapon System. Interim Technical Report; Bell Aerospace Company, Buffalo, NY; October 25, 1954
https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/html/tr/AD0161231/index.html
MX-2276 Advance Strategic Weapon System. Aerodynamics; Bell Aerospace Company, Buffalo, NY; April 23, 1955
https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/html/tr/AD0073754/index.html
MX-2276 Advance Strategic Weapon System. Preliminary Global Study; Bell Aerospace Company, Buffalo, NY; April 28, 1955
https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/html/tr/AD0073756/index.html
MX-2276 Advance Strategic Weapon System. Preliminary Global Study; Bell Aerospace Company, Buffalo, NY; April 28, 1955
https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/html/tr/AD0073760/index.html
MX-2276 Reconnaissance Aircraft Weapon System. System Design.; Bell Aerospace Company, Buffalo, NY; December 1, 1955
https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/html/tr/AD0125726/index.html

 

[Stargazer]

Beautiful! But it's confusing now: is the MX-2276 BoMi or not BoMi? Early in the thread you call it its "predecessor", but the last two pictures are labelled "BoMi"...

 

[Steve Pace]

Would there be a Bell Model number associated with MX-2276?

 

[shockonlip]

Very Cool guys!

Looking forward to reading this stuff !

Thanks!

Larry

 

[airrocket]

AWESOME GUYS!!!!! I'll be up late absorbing this stuff for weeks. SP Rocks!

 

[hesham]

Hi,

https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/6110

 

[Clioman]

In the FWIW category, here's a Bell-produced image showing some internals of MX-2276 as published in the RAF Flying Review issue dated December 1954. Anybody seen anything like this elsewhere?

 

[hesham]

It was called Bell D-143 project;

https://web.archive.org/web/20170207001935/http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/125726.pdf

 

[hesham]

It was called Bell D-143 project;


http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/125726.pdf

Here is the studying series for D-143 from Bell Company;


http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/136057.pdf

 

[fightingirish]

Still surviving over 60 years later, is the Bell in-house constructed model of their MX-2276 BoMi or Bomber Missile. Its gestation period of 10 years required, even demanded, input from a hypersonic research aircraft in order to birth as hardware and fly. (Tim O’Keefe photo)

Edit 2026-05-04:
Please refer now to post #18, where the source and link have been updated.

 

[hesham]

In the FWIW category, here's a Bell-produced image showing some internals of MX-2276 as published in the RAF Flying Review issue dated December 1954. Anybody seen anything like this elsewhere?

From, Faster Than Sound The Story of Supersonic Flight,

a clearer view.

 

[Boxman]

Posted to YouTube today (27-April-2026) by Nuclear Vault, a film produced by Bell Aircraft entitled "BOMI - Strategic Bombardment and Reconnaissance Weapon System," and featuring Walter Dornberger describing the system, along with accompanying charts, models, and animation.

YouTube - Nuclear Vault: "Bell BOMI "Boost Glide" Strategic Bombardment and Reconnaissance Weapon System"

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

Fixed all broken links.

 

[BROF]

Posted to YouTube today (27-April-2026) by Nuclear Vault, a film produced by Bell Aircraft entitled "BOMI - Strategic Bombardment and Reconnaissance Weapon System," and featuring Walter Dornberger describing the system, along with accompanying charts, models, and animation.

YouTube - Nuclear Vault: "Bell BOMI "Boost Glide" Strategic Bombardment and Reconnaissance Weapon System"

He still spoke the same way he did to Hitler, just in a different language...

 

[Dew]

Picture: http://www.aahs-online.org/journals/jrnl_image.php?jrnl=v56n1&image=5
Link: http://www.aahs-online.org/journals/journal_template.php?vol_no=v56n1#Article 5

fixed link: https://www.aahs-online.org/pubs/journals/journal_template.php?vol_no=v56n1#Article 5
..and pic attached: