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Originally Posted by aviator8883
This is very cool!! Congrats!
Will it be a metal or plastic model?
I want one for sure!
Does anyone know what airlines expressed interest in the Boeing SST when it was being developed? It would be nice to have some models with those liveries.
aViatOr
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For the Boeing SST:
From:
Boeing 2707 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Boeing Sonic Cruiser:
NONE
From:
Boeing Sonic Cruiser - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cancellation
In the end, most airlines favored lower operating costs over a marginal increase in speed, and the project did not attract the interest Boeing had been hoping for. The Sonic Cruiser project was finally abandoned by December 2002, in favor of the slower but more fuel-efficient 7E7 (later renamed Boeing 787 Dreamliner). No orders were made for the Sonic Cruiser. Much of the research from the Sonic Cruiser was applied to the 787, including carbon fiber reinforced plastic for the fuselage and wings, and bleedless engines.
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Could the 911 attacks in America also have had an influence on the Sonic Cruiser's outcome?