Feb 22 1968
From The Space Library
SST prototype construction would be delayed one year because of design changes "which would result in significant improvements in the production airplane," Boeing Co. President William M. Allen announced. Detailed plans of recommended changes were being prepared for FAA approval. Although present design could result in airworthy flight-test aircraft, FAA and airline reviewers had concluded that prototype should have more substantial range and payload "to assure it is a sound foundation for an economically successful commercial aircraft." First flights now would be in 1972. (Boeing Release; W Post, 2/23/68, A3; WSJ, 2/23/68, 4)
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