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unhappycamper

(60,364 posts) Fri Feb 7, 2014, 09:39 AM Feb 2014

Lockheed SST mockup unveiled (pic)

http://framework.latimes.com/2014/02/07/lockheed-sst-mockup-unveiled/

June 27, 1966: Three technicians walk on the left delta wing of a full-scale mockup of Lockheed supersonic transport that stretches 273 feet from nose to tail.

Lockheed SST mockup unveiled
Posted By: Scott Harrison
Posted On: 12:19 a.m. | February 7, 2014

Lockheed’s supersonic transport was dramatically displayed Monday in a full-scale mockup of the sleek 1,800-mph airliner the company hopes will win government approval in a tense competition with a Boeing design.

Constructed as an engineering aid for design refinements, the gleaming, white-painted model stretches 273 feet from nose to tail and details cockpit and cabin interiors, a double-delta wing and full-size landing gear — mostly in wood.

Called the Lockheed 2000, the plane is designed to carry up to 266 passengers in five-abreast seats wider than those used in intercontinental jets and streak from Los Angeles to New York — or Honolulu – in little more than two hours.

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In 1961 the federal government committed to help subsidize the development of a commercial SST to compete with the Anglo-French Concorde. This Lockheed entry lost out to the proposed Boeing 2707. The entire SST project was canceled in 1971.

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Lockheed SST mockup unveiled (pic) (Original Post) unhappycamper Feb 2014 OP

From the same era the USAF XB-70 Valkyrie was developed but never went into production Major Nikon Feb 2014 #1

The Strategic Air and Space museum is Ashland, NE was pretty interesting unhappycamper Feb 2014 #2

The one at Wright-Pat is on a completely different scale. It's huge. Major Nikon Feb 2014 #3

Thank you for the slideshow. unhappycamper Feb 2014 #6

If you ever go, bring a tripod or at least a monopod Major Nikon Feb 2014 #7

I think the B-36 only comes in really, really Big Sherman A1 Feb 2014 #4

I remember building scale models of most of those when I was a kid... regnaD kciN Feb 2014 #5

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)

1. From the same era the USAF XB-70 Valkyrie was developed but never went into production

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2014, 10:30 AM

Feb 2014

One of the prototypes sits at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The last time I was there, you had to take a bus over to the experimental hangar and they would only let you stay there for an hour. At that time they told us they were going to move all those planes over to the regular museum, but I'm not sure if they have done that yet. At any rate, if you love looking at military aircraft, the USAF museum is awesome.

unhappycamper

(60,364 posts)

2. The Strategic Air and Space museum is Ashland, NE was pretty interesting

Reply to Major Nikon (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 7, 2014, 11:40 AM

Feb 2014

They had the SR-1:

And a really, really, really big BB-36J “Peacemaker”:

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)

3. The one at Wright-Pat is on a completely different scale. It's huge.

Reply to unhappycamper (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 7, 2014, 01:11 PM

Feb 2014

There are more aircraft than the Smithsonian Air and Space, even if you include the annex at Dulles.

They have almost all the aircraft that were ever in the USAF inventory as well as many WWII Army Air Corps aircraft, WWII German aircraft, WWI aircraft, and all sorts of other things.

Here's the link to my slideshow.

http://s884.photobucket.com/user/Av-shots/slideshow/National%20Museum%20of%20the%20USAF

unhappycamper

(60,364 posts)

6. Thank you for the slideshow.

Reply to Major Nikon (Reply #3)

Sat Feb 8, 2014, 06:13 AM

Feb 2014

Wowsa.

Major Nikon

(36,827 posts)

7. If you ever go, bring a tripod or at least a monopod

Reply to unhappycamper (Reply #6)

Sat Feb 8, 2014, 08:29 AM

Feb 2014

There's no natural light in the main museum, which consists of 4 huge hangars. All of the pics I took were with a tripod.

Sherman A1

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4. I think the B-36 only comes in really, really Big

Reply to unhappycamper (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 7, 2014, 04:39 PM

Feb 2014

but I agree with Major Nikon the USAF Museum in Dayton is a place to behold...

regnaD kciN

(26,044 posts)

5. I remember building scale models of most of those when I was a kid...

Reply to unhappycamper (Original post)

Fri Feb 7, 2014, 06:00 PM

Feb 2014

I especially liked the first design for Boeing's SST -- the one with the moveable wings that stuck straight out for take-offs and landings, and swept back for supersonic speeds.

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