US Supersonic Transport (SST) Program 1960-1971

[galgot]

And when I thought I had scrouged all DTIC/NASA PDFs, I find a nice B2707 (-100 ?) "Aerodynamic Development Model" , with 3 fins (!) and blended wing and fuselage :

From Document AD0804723 , page 58, :

DTIC AD0804723: SUPERSONIC TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. PHASE 3 PROPOSAL. BOEING MODEL 2707. VOLUME 2-3. AERODYNAMIC DESIGN REPORT : Defense Technical Information Center : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Contents: Summary; Performance; Performance Substantiation; Stability and Control; and Flight Controls and Stability Augmentation System.

archive.org

 

[TomcatViP]

I haven't fully read the document yet but I don't see it "blended". The wing has dihedral and a negative pitch angle versus the main fuselage axis. This is why the wing looks so thick in the front and side views.
My 2 cents

 

[uk 75]

Boeing used different artists for their publicity artwork for the Boeing SST in airline colours.
This version was used for the House Colors and El Al.

 

[uk 75]

The most often seen artists impressions for the Boeing 2707 300 used the same background.
I have found it online in TWA, Delta, Qantas and KLM and JAL. There used to be one in World Airways on their fan site but this has disappeared.

 

[uk 75]

The Boeing 2707-300 was illustrated by various artists for Boeing. At least 4 different styles can be found online. The two styles above were verytraditional beautifully painted but the two variants here are more styalised.
Somewhere there must be full sets of the artists impressions for all 26 option holders. Sadly only a few have made it online. But every now and again new ones get posted. The earlier versions of the Boeing SST were usually only shown by Boeing in House Colours. Individual airlines had their own artwork done, and these also appear online.

 

[The Artist]

The most often seen artists impressions for the Boeing 2707 300 used the same background.
I have found it online in TWA, Delta, Qantas and KLM and JAL. There used to be one in World Airways on their fan site but this has disappeared.

As I heard it from some Douglas and McDonnell Douglas artists, the artists would paint the airline liveries over prints of the original painting then prints were made from that 'new' image. It was an accepted practice.

 

[hesham]

From AW 1965.

 

[hesham]

From AW 1966.

 

[blackkite]

Hi!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/LOCKHEED-L...K-UP-VINTAGE-PHOTO-USA-CONCORDE-/193435606200

https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/comments/gfvcg3

View: https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/comments/gfvcg3/desktop_model_of_the_lockheed_l2000_supersonic/

 

[blackkite]

Hi! B2707-300 pdf.
https://avtales.files.wordpress.com...st-sst-proposal-flight-international-1969.pdf

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

Hi! B2707-300 pdf.
https://avtales.files.wordpress.com...st-sst-proposal-flight-international-1969.pdf

Article from Flight International 16 January 1969.

 

[hesham]

From L+K 1997-14.

 

[galgot]

The Boeing 2707-300 was illustrated by various artists for Boeing. At least 4 different styles can be found online. The two styles above were verytraditional beautifully painted but the two variants here are more styalised.
Somewhere there must be full sets of the artists impressions for all 26 option holders. Sadly only a few have made it online. But every now and again new ones get posted. The earlier versions of the Boeing SST were usually only shown by Boeing in House Colours. Individual airlines had their own artwork done, and these also appear online.

Found the same painting in Continental livery , bad quality unfortunately :

 

[blackkite]

Hi!

 

[N1011N]

Lockheed L2000-7 model in 1/100

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

Lockheed L2000-7 model in 1/100

Very nice - its that yours?

 

[N1011N]

Yes it is.

 

[blackkite]

Hi! SCAT-15F, B 2707 and Convair 58-9.

 

[blackkite]

Hi! L-2000 and B-2707-100 mockup cabin larger images.

 

[blackkite]

L-2000 mockup larger images.
Sources : ebay, Wiki, https://sumally.com/p/67892 , https://theaviationgeekclub.com/photos-l-2000-lockheed-mach-3-airliner-never
https://www.airliners.net/photo/Lockheed/Lockheed-L-2000-mock-up/1609244/L

 

[blackkite]

Hi!

https://flic.kr/p/9QnYK4

View: https://www.flickr.com/photos/x-ray_delta_one/5798334185

 

[blackkite]

Hi!
https://picclick.com/Lockheed-L-2000-SST-85x11-Print-174276431728.html

 

[uk 75]

Lockheed L2000-7 model in 1/100

Looks like a Pacific Miniatures. A smaller version was made for Lockheed by a Danish company

DISPLAYMODELS - NEW AND VINTAGE - collectair.org

LOCKHEED L-2000 SST PROPOSAL MODEL – 1966 Several supersonic transport design configurations were studied by NASA beginning around 1959, extending into 1962. The French…

collectair.org

 

[uk 75]

Although not so common Lockheed did some artwork of the L2000 in airline colours. A Flight International Airliners Survey from the period has a painting of a BOAC plane over New York. A German book I have somewhere has a drawing in Lufthansa colours.

 

[galgot]

L-2000 mockup main gear was very different from the projected L-2000-7A/Bs ones.
L-2000-7A :

Mockup :

Also at one point they added some windows on top of the droop nose just front of the cockpit.
There is a pict on this thread showing that, but can't find it.
Seems the mockup ended up being a kind of mix of early Lockheed Phase and what would have been their Phase 3, as they added few things on it but couldn't change everything, up to when Boeing got the contract .

 

[uk 75]

Although not so common Lockheed did some artwork of the L2000 in airline colours. A Flight International Airliners Survey from the period has a painting of a BOAC plane over New York. A German book I have somewhere has a drawing in Lufthansa colours.

blackkite posted the Lufthansa one here in 2013 (thanks Google images) but only in b/w

 

[galgot]

Although not so common Lockheed did some artwork of the L2000 in airline colours. A Flight International Airliners Survey from the period has a painting of a BOAC plane over New York. A German book I have somewhere has a drawing in Lufthansa colours.

blackkite posted the Lufthansa one here in 2013 (thanks Google images) but only in b/w

He posted an Air France one too on this page top. Same angle.

 

[Sentinel Chicken]

Hi! SCAT-15F, B 2707 and Convair 58-9.

The Convair 58-9 illustration in Delta's "Jetliner" colors is my work.......and that cutaway of the Lockheed L-2000 uses two of my L-2000 profiles from around 2007 (the TWA and Pan Am ones). Need to get around to doing updated L-2000 art consistent with my current standards.

 

[blackkite]

Hi! You can see large images.

https://flic.kr/p/7aWpg7

View: https://www.flickr.com/photos/x-ray_delta_one/4050603368/in/album-72157622126099246/

https://flic.kr/p/7aSA4B

View: https://www.flickr.com/photos/x-ray_delta_one/4049859257/in/album-72157622126099246/

https://flic.kr/p/7aSA7r

View: https://www.flickr.com/photos/x-ray_delta_one/4049859421/in/album-72157622126099246/

https://flic.kr/p/7aSzYt

View: https://www.flickr.com/photos/x-ray_delta_one/4049858959/in/album-72157622126099246/

 

[blackkite]

Hi! SCAT-4 model.
Sources : AERONAUTICS NASA
https://www1.grc.nasa.gov/glenn-his...ckground-and-evolution/1966-lewis-inspection/

 

[blackkite]

Hi! SCAT-15 model. SCA-15 concept looks like Republic concept.

 

[blackkite]

Hi! SCAT-16 model.
https://elpoderdelasgalaxias.wordpress.com/2020/04/30/nasa-scat-16-men-and-their-toys-xxviii/

 

[blackkite]

Hi! SCAT-17-1 and SCAT-17-2 models.

 

[blackkite]

Hi!
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zo...ed-variants-of-the-b-70-valkyrie-super-bomber

 

[Sentinel Chicken]

North American NAC-60 model in Delta Air Lines colors, at the Delta Flight Museum in Atlanta: https://delta.pastperfectonline.com/webobject/B230942D-F4C1-4228-A260-891304264241

 

[martinbayer]

Hi!
https://picclick.com/Lockheed-L-2000-SST-85x11-Print-174276431728.html

The outfit with the clear helmet looks pretty apropos right now...

 

[blackkite]

Hi! P&W JTF17 engine.
https://www1.grc.nasa.gov/glenn-his...ckground-and-evolution/1966-lewis-inspection/
https://archive.org/details/TNM_Pratt_and_Whitney_Aircraft_JTF17_augmented_turb_20171024_0210

 

[blackkite]

Fig. 5. - Pratt and Whitney Turbofan JTF-17:
Top view: take-off position.
Central view: Supersonic cruiser.
Bottom view: thrust reversal position.
The cost of this turbojet, higher than that of General Electric GE4 / J5, and its greatest complication caused the loss of the contest.
However, it is very likely to continue its development supported by the USAF.

 

[blackkite]

Hi!

 

[galgot]

Hi!

@blackkite -San, Please check here : #1