Boeing Model 2707 SST
Subject
Subject Source: Nasm
Scope Note: Boeing Model 2707 was Boeing's design for a supersonic transport (SST) aircraft. It was developed under a government contract in the 1960s to compete with the British and French Concorde. Boeing's design for the Model 2707 kept evolving, from the 2707-100 to the 2707-200 and, eventually (in October of 1968), to the 2707-300. The two most-important versions were the "swing-wing" 2707-200, which, on 31 December 1966, won the FAA's contract to build the American SST; and the 2707-300, which appeared on 21 October 1968 and had simpler, fixed wings, making it little different from the Lockheed L-2000 that had lost to the 2707-200 in 1966.
The contract was cancelled in 1971 when the U.S. Sentate rejected further funding. The cancelled contract resulted in major layoffs at Boeing and had a severe economic impact on the city of Seattle, Washington.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Clarence S. Howell Collection of Boeing SST Posters
Collection
Identifier: 2021-06-15
Contents of the Collection
The Clarence S. Howell Collection of Boeing SST Posters is comprised of five motivational screen prints and one cutaway poster all pertaining to the Boeing 2707 SST. Howell collected the items when he worked as a project manager at the Boeing Company, circa 1960s. Bold colors and wordplay slogans are present on each. Most have minor damage visible to the corners where they were hung, evidencing their use as motivational office art.The first screen print is also the smallest at...