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Back in the 1960s Boeing was telling everyone that its Supersonic 2707 transport would be the must-have airliner for the 1970s.
Some 26 airlines took out options on the plane.
There is a comprehensive thread about the US designs on this site, but no illustrations of the artwork Boeing must have presented to BOAC and Aer Lingus are available.
A Pacific Miniatures model of the 1966 2707-100 in BOAC colours survives in the BA Museum.
This model became the driver for me getting replicas of this model and the later 200 with canards in wood from the Philippines. These were made for other fans as well.
Ireland's Aer Lingus had options for 2 planes.I have always liked the smart 60s scheme for Aer Lingus since seeing their 737s and 111s at Heathrow. So I decided some years ago to get a 100 in their colours, the first pic.
A few years later I added the 200. the other 3 pics.
They sit nicely with the BOAC ones, which they would have met at JFK airport in New York.
Some 26 airlines took out options on the plane.
There is a comprehensive thread about the US designs on this site, but no illustrations of the artwork Boeing must have presented to BOAC and Aer Lingus are available.
A Pacific Miniatures model of the 1966 2707-100 in BOAC colours survives in the BA Museum.
This model became the driver for me getting replicas of this model and the later 200 with canards in wood from the Philippines. These were made for other fans as well.
Ireland's Aer Lingus had options for 2 planes.I have always liked the smart 60s scheme for Aer Lingus since seeing their 737s and 111s at Heathrow. So I decided some years ago to get a 100 in their colours, the first pic.
A few years later I added the 200. the other 3 pics.
They sit nicely with the BOAC ones, which they would have met at JFK airport in New York.
