+OK 7860 octets Received: from smtp07.nwnexus.com (smtp07.nwnexus.com [192.135.191.4]) by mail3.halcyon.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id PAA08422 for ; Sun, 30 May 1999 15:07:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp4.mindspring.com (smtp4.mindspring.com [207.69.200.64]) by smtp07.nwnexus.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id PAA02166 for ; Sun, 30 May 1999 15:06:20 -0700 Received: from oemcomputer (user-38ldh8r.dialup.mindspring.com [209.86.197.27]) by smtp4.mindspring.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id SAA07210 for ; Sun, 30 May 1999 18:06:15 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <000701beaae8$c013a4c0$1bc556d1@oemcomputer> From: "Guy Bradshaw" To: Subject: Boeing 2707 Swing wing SST Date: Sun, 30 May 1999 15:07:02 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0004_01BEAAAE.129775E0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3155.0 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3155.0 Status: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01BEAAAE.129775E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thank you, You seem to be the only person on the WWW with information on = Boeing's 2707 swing wing SST project. That having been said let me tell = you a little about my self. I am an aviation enthusiast and for years I = did nothing to follow my passion. However, recently I have joined a = flying club here in Los Angeles and my dream has taken off, pardon the = pun I could not resist. Anyway, along with flying the real thing I love = to fly the flight simulator 98 version of it also. I like to fly not = only the single engine props but also the large commercial jets.=20 Over the past months since I got my new computer I have = downloaded and installed Boeing 727's,737's,747's, Concorde's and = L-1011's and I am getting pretty good at flying them, some I can even = land. However, when I heard about the Boeing SST project I wanted to get = one for my simulator. After months of looking I have only one of the = final 2707-300 fixed delta wing. I am sure the designer did the best = that he could but the plane has a lot of problems. For one it will not = go faster than 1100 kts and it's stability is something less than = desirable.=20 After stumbling onto your page I have fallen in love of the = original swing wing version of the 2707 but I can not find it any where = for flight simulator 98. I am fascinated by it's complex design, unusual = for Boeing which tends to be more conservative with it's civilian jet = designs. The original concept of the 2707 must be one of the most = complex and expensive aircraft ever envisioned for civil transport. = Since I can not find one I have decided to investigate the possibility = of making one for my self and all of the other supersonic aviation = enthusiast on the internet. However, I want to make the aircraft as = close to the original Boeing design as possible, the only modification I = want to make is the reduction of weight or increase in thrust output so = the aircraft can travel fully loaded. I have found the computer software = I need however, before I buy it I want to make sure that I can find the = specifications for the aircraft. The software will run me about $100 US = so before I buy it I want to make sure that I can at least get all the = information of the lay out of the aircraft. This is where I decided to = ask you for help. Do you have or know of a place where I can get the = airframe design and specifications of the Boeing Swing Wing 2707-100. I = am thinking of going down to UCLA and seeing if they have any articles = that could help me. Any advise would be greatly appreciated as I would = enjoy resurrecting this now forgotten chapter in aviation history.=20 Thank you for you time Guy=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01BEAAAE.129775E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thank you,
 
        You seem = to be the=20 only person on the WWW with information on Boeing's 2707 swing wing SST = project.=20 That having been said let me tell you a little about my self. I am an = aviation=20 enthusiast and for years I did nothing to follow my passion. However, = recently I=20 have joined a flying club here in Los Angeles and my dream has taken = off, pardon=20 the pun I could not resist. Anyway, along with flying the real thing I = love to=20 fly the flight simulator 98 version of it also. I like to fly not only = the=20 single engine props but also the large commercial jets.
 
        Over the = past=20 months since I got my new computer I have downloaded and installed = Boeing=20 727's,737's,747's, Concorde's and L-1011's and I am getting pretty good = at=20 flying them, some I can even land. However, when I heard about the = Boeing SST=20 project I wanted to get one for my simulator. After months of looking I = have=20 only one of the final 2707-300 fixed delta wing. I am sure the designer = did the=20 best that he could but the plane has a lot of problems. For one it will = not go=20 faster than 1100 kts and it's stability is something less than = desirable.=20
 
        After = stumbling=20 onto your page I have fallen in love of the original swing wing version = of the=20 2707 but I can not find it any where for flight simulator 98. I am = fascinated by=20 it's complex design, unusual for Boeing which tends to be more = conservative with=20 it's civilian jet designs. The original concept of the 2707 must be one = of the=20 most complex and expensive aircraft ever envisioned for civil transport. = Since I=20 can not find one I have decided to investigate the possibility of making = one for=20 my self and all of the other supersonic aviation enthusiast on the = internet.=20 However, I want to make the aircraft as close to the original Boeing = design as=20 possible, the only modification I want to make is the reduction of = weight or=20 increase in thrust output so the aircraft can travel fully loaded. I = have found=20 the computer software I need however, before I buy it I want to make = sure that I=20 can find the specifications for the aircraft. The software will run me = about=20 $100 US so before I buy it I want to make sure that I can at least get = all the=20 information of the lay out of the aircraft. This is where I decided to = ask you=20 for help. Do you have or know of a place where I can get the airframe = design and=20 specifications of the Boeing Swing Wing 2707-100. I am thinking of going = down to=20 UCLA and seeing if they have any articles that could help me. Any advise = would=20 be greatly appreciated as I would enjoy resurrecting this now forgotten = chapter=20 in aviation history. 
 
Thank you for you time
Guy 
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