Boeing Model 2707 SST
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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.
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Wimpress, John (Part 2) - 2017-12-07, 2017
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[From transcript] In this second interview (part 2 of 3), John talks about his recollections of the Pearl Harbor attack and of the German achievements in aeronautical engineering. He also discusses his time at Boeing and the role he played in many of Boeing's major aircraft products: the 707, 720, 727, SST, and the 747. Table of Contents: Introduction -- Memories of December 7, 1941 -- Germans ahead in aeronautical engineering -- Boeing 707-320 wing -- Boeing 720 -- Boeing 727 --...
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2017