The Boeing 707 is an early American long-range narrow-body airliner, the first jetliner developed and produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype first flown in 1954, the initial 707-120 first flew on December 20, 1957. Pan Am began regular 707 service on October 26, 1958.

In my opinion the Boeing 707 is one of the best planes which have ever been built. It` s definitly a pleasure to see an airplane from another century still o...

2012年7月4日 · In a mistake so breathtakingly bad it is still recalled 45 years later, TWA pilot Howard Chittenden landed his 707 jetliner, carrying 49 passengers and a crew of seven, at the wrong airport...

2024年6月20日 · The Boeing 707 made a radar-sequenced approach to Heathrow in good visibility conditions for a landing. Eleven miles from the airport, the captain of the Pan Am flight reported to the Radar Director at Heathrow that he had the runway in sight and was subsequently cleared to make a visual approach.

The Boeing 707 is a jet airliner. It was made by Boeing Commercial Airplanes from 1958 until 1979. It only has two rows of seats, which means it is a narrow-body plane. It also has four engines. The name is often said as "Seven Oh Seven". There are many different types of 707, and they can hold from 140 to 189 passengers. [5] .

The 707's jet speed, long range, high seating capacity and operating economics revolutionised airliner travel when it was introduced into service in 1958. The 707 also laid the foundations for Boeing's dominance of the jet airliner market.

The Boeing 707 is a four-engined medium-to-long-range narrowbody airliner with a capacity of maximum 189 passengers produced by the American manufacturer Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

The infamous “short” 707 only ordered by QANTAS. 10 feet shorter than the -120. Since 707’s are built with 20-inch frames, that means it’s 120 inches/20=6 frames shorter than a 707-120. Using the tried-and-true “window-counting method” you get 3 frames removed from ahead of the wing, 3 frames behind. 10 feet shorter=more range.

2009年5月1日 · Landing distance (50') 6,250. The prototype of the Boeing 707 was the first jet transport to be completed and flown in the United States. Its first run was on July 15, 1954, and was known as the Model 36780. Under the designation of KC-135, it was used by the U.S. Air Force for air-to-air refueling.

2017年2月22日 · An evening pause: This television news report about a 1965 near disaster where a Pan American passenger jet’s engine and wing fall off and the captain brings everything down safely is fascinating to watch, partly because of the live action footage taken by one passenger, but also at how television news has evolved since then, for the worse.