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It's an interesting tidbit I've run into doing research for my space TL.
https://www.google.fr/webhp?hl=fr#hl=fr&q=%22SST%22%22ataka+trading%22

When Congress canned the Boeing 2707 on March 25, 1971, a Japanese trading company with the name of Ataka stepped in. They proposed to buy everything left (mockup, molds, patents) to produce the 2707 in Japan. The proposal was not entirely serious and was rapidly rejected by both governments.

But could Japan have rescued the Boeing 2707-300 ? Mitsubishi had produced Starfighters, Phantoms under licence. As for indigenous designs, the YS-11 and C-1 transports, the F1 / T-2 supersonic aircrafts were build.

Might be fun if Boeing and Mitsubishi build three 2707 prototypes together. According to Flight International the SST prototype was to fly in November 1972.
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