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See “Supersonic Transport: The First Generation” on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library and online at: https://t.co/ghULprIIXt #SSTFirstGeneration #AvGeek This tweet was posted on December 01, 2023.

Designed by French engineer Pierre Satre and British engineer Sir Archibald Russell, the aircraft featured a highly-swept delta wing and was one of only a few commercial aircraft to employ a design without a horizontal stabilizer on the tail. #SSTFirstGeneration This tweet was posted on December 01, 2023.

From 1978 to 1980, Braniff leased 11 Concordes (5 from Air France & 6 from British Airways) for subsonic flights between Dallas–Fort Worth and Washington Dulles—the U.S. would not allow transcontinental supersonic flights because of the Concorde's sonic boom. #SSTFirstGeneration This tweet was posted on July 05, 2023.

See “Supersonic Transport: The First Generation” on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library and online at: https://t.co/ghULprIIXt #SSTFirstGeneration #AvGeek #Concorde #Braniff This tweet was posted on July 05, 2023.

Braniff International was the only airline besides Air France and British Airways to operate the Concorde. #SSTFirstGeneration #AvGeek #Concorde #Braniff This tweet was posted on July 05, 2023.

See “Supersonic Transport: The First Generation” on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library, located on the departures level of the International Terminal and online at: https://t.co/ghULprIIXt #SSTFirstGeneration #AvGeek #Concorde This tweet was posted on March 21, 2023.

But in 1971, with astronomically high costs, doubts about profitability, and pressure from environmental groups due to the noise pollution caused by supersonic aircraft, Congress cancelled funding for the SST program before Boeing could produce a prototype. #SSTFirstGeneration This tweet was posted on March 21, 2023.

In 1963, the United States launched a government-funded Supersonic Transport (SST) program to compete with the joint British and French Concorde project. After much testing, Boeing SST’s design won the U.S. airframe contract. #SSTFirstGeneration This tweet was posted on March 21, 2023.

By 1969, twenty-six airlines reserved 122 of the aircraft for delivery, including Pan American World Airways and American Airlines. #SSTFirstGeneration This tweet was posted on March 21, 2023.

See “Supersonic Transport: The First Generation” on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library and online at: https://t.co/ghULprIIXt #SSTFirstGeneration #AvGeek #Concorde This tweet was posted on February 09, 2023.

However, wind tunnel tests demonstrated the Lockheed SST suffered from shifts in the aircraft’s center of pressure as it accelerated. The transfer of fuel partially solved this problem, but it was ultimately rejected in favor of the Boeing design. #SSTFirstGeneration This tweet was posted on February 09, 2023.

Lockheed’s SST design was similar the Concorde, both aircraft featuring a long nose section, a delta wing, and a long narrow body. By 1967, Lockheed constructed a full-size display of the L-2000 SST and was actively promoting the aircraft to major airlines. #SSTFirstGeneration This tweet was posted on February 09, 2023.