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On New Year's Eve 1966, after more than 14 years of study, design work and competition, the U.S. federal government selected Boeing to build the prototype for the country's first supersonic transport (SST). Boeing fitted the Dash 80 with a special nose section and avionics of the proposed Supersonic Transport (SST) for testing purposes. Twenty-six airlines ordered 122 of the transports. The final design featured a double-jointed, needle-shaped nose that would drop during takeoff and landing for improved pilot visibility. Government funding was withdrawn in 1971 before the SST prototype was finished.

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Unique identifier BI22448

Boeing ID k12371

Type Image

Size 5996px × 4796px 82MB

License type RM

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