Boeing Sst Mockup
Boeing 747 under construction everett ca.
Boeing sst mockup. Courtesy washington state historical society s1991 36 33 lunar rover display boeing space center seattle 1971. Courtesy mohai 1986 5 54900 1 boeing sst mockup seattle 1972. The variable geometry idea was abandoned in 1968 and a smaller fixed wing version was planned with test flights planned for 1970 and commercial service in 1974.
But instead the sst was shipped to. For now the only tangible reminders of the fleeting american sst program are the remains of the boeing 2707 mockup at the museum of flight in seattle washington and the seattle supersonics professional basketball team founded in 1967 back when boeing s winning design was considered a great american aerospace achievement. The technical challenges of a mach 3 sst were greater than faced by its slower smaller rivals.
Boeing model 2707 supersonic transport mockup on new year s eve 1966 after more than 14 years of study design work and competition the u s. Bi211014 k17718 artist s concept boeing sst in flight. Boeing sst mockup 1966 bi432822 the boeing 2707 was the first american supersonic transport sst project.
Boeing s mike lombardi says the company probably thought the sst mockup would be scrapped by the buyer for the value of the metal in the airframe and fuselage. For years the osceola new life assembly of god held services there with the airplane still standing above. Courtesy mohai shs13493 march on boeing nov.
Boeing built an impressive full scale mockup and estimated future sales of 700 1000 ssts. After winning a competition for a government funded contract to build an american sst boeing began development at its facilities in seattle washington. Workers and volunteers help to load in a section of a mockup of the boeing sst super sonic transport friday april 12 2013 to the museum of flight restoration center in everett.
In 1983 the building complete with sst was purchased by the faith world church.