US Supersonic Transport (SST) Program 1960-1971

[galgot]

Posted here.

 

[landerso47]

Posted here.

Just blown away by this models accuracy. The thinness of the wings alone.....

 

[gabrielorosco]

Posted here.

What about the book about these designs?

 

[galgot]

What about the book about these designs?

... Best would be to ask the authors at La Jetée, really. I've just done images (130+ and a promo vid ) for it, but have no involvement as to how, when, why ...ect.

 

[blackkite]

Hi!

 

[Scott Kenny]

Oh, right.

Which airline that was planning on flying 2707s has the prettiest livery for the late 1970s and early 1980s?

 

[blackkite]

JAL!

 

[gabrielorosco]

... Best would be to ask the authors at La Jetée, really. I've just done images (130+ and a promo vid ) for it, but have no involvement as to how, when, why ...ect.

Okay, thanks!

 

[uk 75]

I have small wooden models made in the Philippines of the 2707-100 variant with wings open and nose straight ( so just after flight). They are about 9" long and I have posted pics of them in this thread.

I took the decision to have them made in the airline liveries applicable in 1967 when the models were made. This reflected the Pacmin models given by Boeing to airlines at the time.

Sadly those lovely schemes would not have been applied to the real planes if they had ever entered service. I suspect that like many early airliners they would have been left in natural finish with just small lettering for the airline names.

 

[galgot]

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Sadly those lovely schemes would not have been applied to the real planes if they had ever entered service. I suspect that like many early airliners they would have been left in natural finish with just small lettering for the airline names.

Hi uk 75,
Possible liveries for SSTs is a interesting subject. For example Concorde was painted all white for a reason, it radiates heat. If you remember the one painted Pespi dark blue, it was limited in speed, cause the paint would peel of. So for any livery other than white for the SST, they would have had to make special heat resistant paints for many colors.
As for leaving the plane natural metal, well that's another possible problem. these were supposed to be made of titanium, and that doesn't look cool as pretty as bare aluninum. As soon as exposed to oxygen environment, Titanium surface oxidize fast and take a mat dark brownish grey color. Not very nice for airline PR purpose. Maybe a special protective varnish would have done the trick...

 

[MaxLegroom]

Oh I see Well I've not played with that 2707-300 model for a while. Last time was 2 years ago I did a touch and go at Edward AFB whatif vid:

Will have to redo a -300 at one point anyway, but as a 1/144 scale model, so will see of a 321 seats type is doable... Already did a 1/200 scale version, will post images in the models section if interested.

That's a lovely video. I'm curious about how you rendered it, what sim, if any, you used. Your test livery looks like a perfectly period correct TWA scheme. This is the basic scheme a plane delivered in early 1978, per the schedule printed in Aviation Week, would have worn.

 

[blackkite]

Hi!

Vintage Boeing Aircraft SST Division 733 Super Sonic Jet Wind Tunnel Model Photo | eBay

8x10 with minimal wear. Binder punch holes on one border.

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[blackkite]

https://www.amazon.ca/Vintage-photo-boeing-733-aircrafft/dp/B07F992SNH

 

[galgot]

That's a lovely video. I'm curious about how you rendered it, what sim, if any, you used. Your test livery looks like a perfectly period correct TWA scheme. This is the basic scheme a plane delivered in early 1978, per the schedule printed in Aviation Week, would have worn.

Yes it's supposed to be the TWA scheme but without "TWA", someone knowing much than me about airlines/airliners suggested that livery. works well for the time frame, like a prototype painted in one of the launch customer colours used in test before having the whole correct livery for promotion purpose.
The plane was done and animated in Blender, vid was rendered through a render farm, then post-worked in After Effects. I've uploaded some alternate versions and other shots that didn't made it in the final long vid, can see here :
Some BoeingSST shorts.

 

[galgot]

Hi!

Hi Blackkite ! 733-290 my favorite

 

[blackkite]

Thanks galgot san. Beautiful!

 

[blackkite]

Hi!

https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/comments/1e48bgs/spotted_a_very_rare_sst_model_in_the_jal_lounge

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[blackkite]

What is this?

 

[galgot]

What is this?

#178 in US Supersonic Transport(SST) Program post-1971 thread .
"There is now a model of the Boeing 1080-874 on display in the Boeing Prologue Room in St. Louis."
by Mark Nankivil.

 

[blackkite]

Thanks a lot galgot san!
Side view of this model looks like B2707-300.
Boeing and Lockheed has designed many SSTs, but their efforts have not paid off.

 

[hesham]

From Aviation magazine 15-2-1984