Boeing’s Concorde Competitor: The 2707 – Why Was It Canceled?

The Boeing 2707 Super Sonic Transport (SST) was the United States’ answer to the Concorde. The manufacturer designed it to be larger, fly further, and have greater capacity than its European rival. However, the project was canceled in 1971, before two prototypes of the plane were completed.

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