Re-Printed with Full Permission of the author.
Braniff International Airways President Chas. E. Beard looked over models of proposed U.S.-built supersonic transports as he announced that Braniff reserved delivery positions for two of the faster-than-sound airliners. Braniff signed a contract with the Federal Aviation Agency and placed a $200,000 cash deposit with the government to help defray the cost of developing the 2,000 mile per hour planes which were expected to be operational in the early 1970s.
Courtesy Bob Hudspeth
Copyright 2008 "The Braniff Pages"
Close this window to return to The Braniff Pages