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The 2707 was the reason behind the naming of the Seattle Supersonics, and the cancellation of the project led to Boeing laying off 60000 people, leading to the
by gefh 11y ago
The 2707 was the reason behind the naming of the Seattle Supersonics, and the cancellation of the project led to Boeing laying off 60000 people, leading to the famous "will the last person leaving Seattle please turn out the light" sign.
Wikipedia says the full scale mock-up is currently being restored at the Museum of Flight, I'll be in line to see it when it's ready.
- walrus01 11y agoThe 2707's cancellation being the reason for Boeing laying of 60,000 people is a huge exaggeration. There was a general downturn in ALL airliner sales at that point in time in the 1970s, affecting the volume of existing subsonic airplane production. http://old.seattletimes.com/special/centennial/november/lights_out.html http://old.seattletimes.com/special/centennial/november/ligh... Read more history about the 1970s oil/energy crisis.
- gefh 11y agoThe SST contract was cancelled in March, and the sign went up in April 1971, the same month that Boeing's workforce reached the nadir of 38,690. The energy crisis didn't really bite until 1973. [0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970s_energy_crisis#/media/File:Nominalrealoilprices1968-2006.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970s_energy_crisis#/media/Fil...