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Boeing 707

Air India 707-320B takeoff at Basel, Switzerland in 1976.
Aircraft Type
NameBoeing 707 / 720
RoleNarrow-body jet airliner
National originUnited States
ManufacturerBoeing Airplane Company
First flightDecember 20, 1957
IntroductionOctober 1958 with Pan American
StatusOut of production, in limited use
Primary userTrans World Airlines
Eastern Air Lines
Pan Am
BOAC
Produced1958 � 1979
Number built1010
Unit costUS$4.3 million (1955 dollars)
Developed fromBoeing 367-80
VariantsBoeing C-137 Stratoliner
Boeing E-3 Sentry
Boeing E-6 Mercury
E-8 Joint STARS
Aircraft Engine
Produced1958 � 1979

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The Boeing 707 is a four-engine narrow-body commercial passenger jet airliner developed by Boeing in the early 1950s. Its name is most commonly pronounced as "Seven Oh Seven". The first airline to operate the 707 was Pan American World Airways, inaugurating the type's first commercial flight on October 26, 1958. Boeing delivered a total of 1,011 Boeing 707s including a smaller, faster model of the aircraft that was marketed as the Boeing 720.

Although it was not the first commercial jet in service, the 707 was among the first to be commercially successful. Dominating passenger air transport in the 1960s, and remaining common throughout the 1970s, the 707 is generally credited with ushering in the Jet Age. It established Boeing as one of the largest makers of passenger aircraft, and led to the later series of aircraft with "7x7" designations.

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0.58 min. | 4.5 user rating		 707 doing a roll on a test flight.
1.72 min. | 4.80 user rating		 Canadian Armed Forces 707 DVDs Part 1 and 2 are now available: henrytenby.com henrytenby.com The Canadian Armed Forces operated a fleet of five Boeing 707 transports (code named CC-137s) from 1970 through 1997. These reliable aircraft provided the Canadian military with a truly global deployment capability, with air-to-air refueling, humanitarian, and troop and cargo transport capabilities. The footage on this DVD was filmed using state-of-the-art TV broadcast betacams. This two-part visual documentary takes the viewer for an up-close visit exploring all aspects of the operation. On this DVD, a period CAF promo film explains the workings of a trans-Atlantic CF-5 refueling flight across the pond. We then fly from Kai Tak to YVR on a Vietnamese refugee flight in 1979. Then we join troops boarding their CC-137 at Quebec City for their flight to Andoya for military exercises, along with a tanker CC-137 escorting CF-5s across the pond. Theres ample footage of all the action at Andoya airfield with lots of noisy & smoky 707 footage. The CC-137s were based at CFB Trenton where we then soak up some winter cold weather operations. Finally, we join a sked-run military passenger flight between Ottawa and CFB Trenton. DVD Programs Chapter 1) Introduction (DC-3/C-47, Yukon, Cosmo) Chapter 2) Armed Forces Refueling promo film Chapter 3) Vietnamese boat people airlift from Hong Kong to Vancouver 1979 Chapter 4) Quebec City troop departure for Andoya Chapter 5) CC-137 tanker departure <b>...</b>
1.55 min. | 4.04 user rating		 boeing 707 landing water
0.23 min. | 3.46 user rating		 On August 7, 1955, Alvin M. "Tex" Johnston stuns the crowd at the Seafair Gold Cup hydroplane race on Lake Washington by barrel (or aileron) rolling the prototype Dash-80, the precursor to the Boeing 707, thus launching the era of the modern commercial jet. Johnston's co-pilot was Boeing test pilot James R. Gannett (1923-2006). (What Johnston did with the airplane was called a barrel-roll but some consider it an aileron roll in which a plane rotates on its long axis, rather than describing a "barrel" loop. However, unlike a conventional aileron, or snap, roll, Johnston maintained positive gravity through the maneuver.) Even Boeing President William Allen is taken by surprise as he escorts potential customers who are seeing the jet for the first time. Flying at more than 400 miles per hour just 400 feet above the water, Johnston commenced a sudden ascent. The jet's swept-back wings spiraled as the 128-foot-long, 160000 pound plane rolled, flying for a short time upside down. Then, for extra measure, Johnston performed a second barrel-roll. Boeing President Allen asked a guest with a heart problem if he could borrow his pills. The potential jet buyers were duly impressed. By the time Johnston broke the transcontinental speed record in 1957 by flying from Seattle to Baltimore in three hours, 48 minutes, orders for the new 707 were pouring in.
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0.82 min. | 3.25 user rating		 During its flight to New York, Avianca Flight 52 is delayed numerous times, causing the Boeing 707 with 158 people on board to run out of fuel. The aircraft then crashes near Cove Neck, New York. 73 people die.
10.02 min. | 4.69 user rating		 Window view from Saha Air Lines Boeing 707-3J9C taking off from Mashad (MHD). Operating flight IRZ161 to Tehran Mehrabad. Registration EP-SHK.
1.30 min. | 4.91 user rating		 Essa foi uma decolagem de manaus com destino a guarulhos,cmte Matheus,cmte Cesar e fe Zanin.
3.83 min. | 4.89 user rating		 Thomson Boeing 757 turning onto runway and taking off at manchester airport. An air france a320 attempts to over take the 757 but was too slow. Tags: Beoing 757 767 787 bwb 747 737 727 707 -200 -300 -400 -500 -600 -700 -800 -900 ng er ser airbus a 320 321 319 318 380 340 350 310 thomson eggc manchester barton chill factore ultralight microlight radio controlled crash airpane landing takeoff crosswind hurricane taxi taxying turning aircraft accident air france luthansa german wings cathay pacific boeing cross winds high
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Supersonic celebration at museum - Berwickshire Today Tweet this news
Berwickshire Today--The National Museum of Flight at East Fortune is getting set for the festive season with a special Supersonic Christmas event on board a -Boeing 707- this ... - Date : Thu, 16 Dec 2010 08:46:01 GMT+00:00
Today in Delaware history: Dec. 8 - Brandywine East Community News Tweet this news
Brandywine East Community News--1963 Pan Am Flight 214, a -Boeing 707-, was struck by lightning while in a holding pattern for Philadelphia and crashed between Newark and Ekton, Md., ... - Date : Wed, 08 Dec 2010 12:18:03 GMT+00:00
Meeting with a Meteor - Parade Magazine Tweet this news
Parade Magazine---...- so much illumination during its burnout that it was almost like daylight on the flight deck of our C-135 (AF version of -Boeing 707-), cargo plane. ... - Date : Tue, 14 Dec 2010 13:13:17 GMT+00:00
Author book signing for “Jet Age,” the story of de Havilland's Comet and ... - HeraldNet Tweet this news
HeraldNet--As the re-engineered Comet and the -Boeing 707- go head-to-head, flying twice as fast and high as the propeller planes that preceded them, the book captures ... - Date : Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08:25:11 GMT+00:00
Boeing Announces Additional Boeing 787 Dreamliner Delay - Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) Tweet this news
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)--When Boeing first introduced their first jetliner, the -Boeing 707- it was easy to tell it was a totally new type of airplane. It looked unique sporting jet ... - Date : Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:29:19 GMT+00:00
Israel shelves tanker replacement plans - Flightglobal Tweet this news
Flightglobal--The Israeli air force has shelved plans to find a near-term replacement for its -Boeing 707- tankers. A senior air force source says that after ... - Date : Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:15:05 GMT+00:00
Funerals of IAF Soldiers to Take Place Friday - Arutz Sheva Tweet this news
Arutz Sheva--The -Boeing 707- airplane carrying the bodies landed in Israel on Friday morning and the funerals will take place during the day Friday, and will conclude ... - Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:57:56 GMT+00:00
Boeing CEO Says China to Continue to Be US Major Market, Partner - CRIENGLISH.com Tweet this news
CRIENGLISH.com--In 1972, then President Richard Nixon landed in Beijing aboard Air Force One - a -Boeing 707- - marking the first visit of a US president to China. ... - Date : Thu, 27 May 2010 00:53:05 GMT+00:00
48 years later, Flight 11 will be remembered - KTVO Tweet this news
KTVO--On May 22, 1962, the -Boeing 707- traveling from Chicago to Los Angeles crashed in Putnam County near Unionville, killing all 37 passengers and 8 crew members ... - Date : Tue, 18 May 2010 22:24:23 GMT+00:00
Lufthansa and Boeing Celebrate 50 Years of Cooperation - MarketWatch (press release) Tweet this news
MarketWatch (press release)--Lufthansa began scheduled jet service with a -Boeing 707- on a direct flight from Hamburg to New York on March 17, 1960. With this jetliner, Boeing ... - Date : Sat, 08 May 2010 15:02:03 GMT+00:00

Deliveries : 717
1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976
1 1 5 14 4 5 0 9 4 3 8 8 8 2 3 6 13 8 9
1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957
7 21 11 4 10 19 59 111 118 83 61 38 34 68 80 91 77 8 0

Notable accidents :
720 (707-020) 707-120B 707-320B
Cockpit crew Three
Passengers 140 110 (2 class)
179 (1 class)		 147 (2 class)
202 (1 class)
Length 136 ft 2 in (41.25 m) 145 ft 1 in (44.07 m) 152 ft 11 in (46.61 m)
Wingspan 130 ft 10 in (39.90 m) 145 ft 9 in (44.42 m)
Tail height 41 ft 7 in (12.65 m) 42 ft 5 in (12.93 m)
Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW) 222,000 lb (100,800 kg) 257,000 lb (116,570 kg) 333,600 lb (151,320 kg)
Empty weight 103,145 lb (46,785 kg) 122,533 lb (55,580 kg) 146,400 lb (66,406 kg)
Runway needed at MTOW 8,300 ft (2,515 m) 11,000 ft (3,330 m) 10,840 ft (3,280 m)
Fuel Capacity 16,060 US gal (60,900 l) 17,330 US gal (65,590 l) 23,820 US gal (90,160 l)
Landing run 5,750 ft (1,740 m) 6,200 ft (1,875 m) 5,950 ft (1,813 m)
Operating range (Max Payload) 3,680 nmi (6,820 km) 3,735 nmi (6,920 km)
Range at MTOW (max fuel) 3800 nmi (7,040 km) 4,700 nmi (8,704 km) 5,750 nmi (10,650 km)
Cruising speed 540 kn (1000 km/h) 525 kn (972 km/h)
Fuselage width 12 ft 4 in (3.76 m)
Powerplants (4 x) Pratt & Whitney JT3C-7:
12,000 lbf (53.3 kN)		 Pratt & Whitney JT3D-1:
17,000 lbf (75.6 kN)		 PW JT3D-3:
18,000 lbf (80 kN)
PW JT3D-7:
19,000 lbf (84.4 kN)

Boeing airliners

Piston-engined40A * 80 * 221 * 247 * 307 * 314 * 377
Jet-engined367-80 * 707/720 * 717 * 727 * 737 (Classic/NG/BBJ) * 747 (SP/-400/LCF) * 757 * 767 * 777
In development747-8 * 787
ProposedY1 * Y3
Not developed2707 * 7J7 * NLA * Sonic Cruiser

Boeing model numbers

Aircraft model numbers1 * 2 * 3 * 4 * 5 * 6 * 6D * 6E * 7 * 8 * 10 * 15 * 16 * 21 * 40 * 42 * 50 * 53 * 54 * 55 * 58 * 63 * 64 * 66 * 67 * 68 * 69 * 72 * 74 * 75 * 77 * 80 * 81 * 83 * 89 * 93 * 95 * 96 * 99 * 100 * 101 * 102 200 * 202 * 203 * 204 * 205 * 214 * 215 * 218 * 221 * 222 * 223 * 226 * 227 * 234 * 235 * 236 * 246 * 247 * 248 * 251 * 256 * 264 * 266 * 267 * 273 * 281 * 294 * 299 * 300 * 306 * 307 * 314 * 344 * 345 * 367 * 367-80 * 377 * 400 * 450 * 451 * 464 * 474 707 * 717 (i) * 717 (ii) * 720 * 727 * 733 * 737 * 747 * 757 * 767 * 777 * 787 2707
Vessel model numbers929
Turbine engines502 * 520 * 550



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