The Lockheed L-2000 was Lockheed Corporation's entry in a government-funded competition to build the United States' first supersonic transport (SST) in the 1960s. The L-2000 lost the contract to the Boeing 2707, but that competing design was ultimately cancelled for political, environmental and economic reasons.

In 1961, President John F. Kennedy committed the government to subsidizing 75% of the development of a commercial airliner to compete with the Anglo-French Concorde then under development. The director of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Najeeb Halaby, elected to improve upon the Concorde's design rather than compete head-to-head with it. The SST, which might have represented a significant advance over the Concorde, was intended to carry 250 passengers (a large number at the time), fly at Mach 2.7-3.0, and have a range of 4,000 nmi (7,400 km).

The program was launched on June 5, 1963, and the FAA estimated that by 1990 there would be a market for 500 SSTs. Boeing, Lockheed and North American officially responded. North American's design was soon rejected, but the Boeing and Lockheed designs were selected for further study.

Simon Lowe is a British actor who, amongst other British titles, has played series regulars in Bodies (Dr. Tim Sibley) and The Grimleys (Shane Titley) both of which were written by Jed Mercurio. He also played Derek Evans in EastEnders. He is also the regular character, Sgt. James Collins in the British series, Doctors. In 2007 he portrayed the survivor of the Hindenburg disaster, "Joseph Spah", in the British Channel 4 Drama, "Hindenburg The Untold Story", directed by Sean Grundy. In the 2010 Channel 4 series, "Bloody Foreigners", he playing the role of Jan Zumbach, of 303 squadron, and and in 2011 he made a single appearance in HBO's Game of Thrones as a wine merchant.

Theatre work includes the portrayal of Dudley Moore in the show, "Pete and Dud; Come Again" that successfully toured Britain in 2007 with the British actor Gareth Tunley playing Peter Cook.

Amelia Mary Earhart (/ˈɛərhɑrt/ AIR-hart; July 24, 1897 – disappeared 1937) was a noted American aviation pioneer and author. Earhart was the first woman to receive the U.S. Distinguished Flying Cross, awarded for becoming the first aviatrix to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She set many other records, wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences and was instrumental in the formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots. Earhart joined the faculty of the Purdue University aviation department in 1935 as a visiting faculty member to counsel women on careers and help inspire others with her love for aviation. She was also a member of the National Woman's Party, and an early supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment.

During an attempt to make a circumnavigational flight of the globe in 1937 in a Purdue-funded Lockheed Model 10 Electra, Earhart disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island. Fascination with her life, career and disappearance continues to this day.