Boeing 707
Triangle Airline, B707-3J6C, 5X-TRA, Schiphol-Oost AF, August. 1995
Boeing’s 707 wasn’t the world’s first jet, but it was the world’s first big selling jet.?
The world was ready for a new airliner, after the second world war air traffic grew, in civilian and cargo transport, larger faster aircraft were needed. Boeing was exactly on time with her 707.?
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- Triangle Airline, B707-3J6C, 5X-TRA, Schiphol-Oost AF, August. 1995
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- Okada Air Boeing 707-355C at Schiphol Oost. 5N-AOQ
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- Royal Australian Air Force B 707-338C (KC) A20-627
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- Boeing 707-3J6C of Jordanian Airline Corp. JY-AJN at Maastricht Aachen Airport
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| Developing Nation: | United States |
| First Flight(s): | 367-80 (“Dash-80″):? 15 July 1954, N70700707-120:? 20 December 1957707-220:? 11 June 1959707-320:? 11 January 1959
707-420:? 20 May 1959 |
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| Crew: | Boeing 707-120B:? 3 or 4Boeing 707-320B:? 3 or 4 |
| Passengers: | Boeing 707-120B:? max. 179, or 110 (44 1st class and 66 economy)Boeing 707-320B:? max. 219, or 189 single class, or 147 in two classes |
| Task: | Long-range Jet Transport |
| Wing Span: | Boeing 707-120B:? 39,90 mBoeing 707-320B:? 44,42 m |
| Wing Area: | Boeing 707-120B:? 226,3 m?Boeing 707-320B:? 283 m? |
| Length: | Boeing 707-120B:? 44,07 mBoeing 707-320B:? 46,61 m |
| Height: | Boeing 707-120B:? 12,94 mBoeing 707-320B:? 12,93 m |
| Operating empty weight: | Boeing 707-120B:? 55589 kgBoeing 707-320B:? 66406 kg |
| Max. take-off weight: | Boeing 707-120B:? 116575 kgBoeing 707-320B:? 151315 kg |
| Engine (s): | Boeing 707-120B:? 4x Pratt & Whitney JT3D-1 turbofans (each 75,6 kN)Boeing 707-320B:? 4x Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3 turbofans (each 80 kN) or 4x Pratt & Whitney JT3D-7 turbofans (each 84,4 kN) |
| Cruise Speed: | Boeing 707-120B:? 897 KphBoeing 707-320B:? 885 Kph |
| Max. Speed: | Boeing 707-120B:? 1010 KphBoeing 707-320B:? 1009 Kph |
| Operating altitude: | Boeing 707-120B:? 10500 mBoeing 707-320B:? 10500 m |
| Max. Range: | Boeing 707-120B:? 8485 kmBoeing 707-320B:? 9265 km |
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Total built 707′s Civil production ended in 1978 Military production ended in 1990 |
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| Boeing 707-Boeing 707-120:Boeing 707-120B:Boeing 707-220:
Boeing 707-720B: Boeing 707-320B/C: Boeing 707-420: Boeing VC-137B/C: Boeing E3A/C: Boeing E-6A: Boeing KE-3A: Boeing KC/C-135: |
656078 (plus converted 120′s)5
89 (plus converted 720′s) 579 37 5 68 16 8 820 |
?177 Boeing 707 variants are written-off (Summary 15 December 2001)?
Civil operators: |
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Pakistan Intl. Airlines Pratt & Whitney Canada Pacific Airlines Chile Mahfooz Airlines TAAG Angola Airlines Santa Cruz Imperial Airlines Iran Air Saha Airlines Ethiopian Airlines GM Airlines AECA Jordan Aviation Royal Jordanian LADE General Electric Company Omega Air Quiet Skies Inc MEA Middle East Airlines TMA Cargo Beta Cargo Skymaster Airlines First Intl. Airlines Azza Transport Sudan Airways Trans Arabian Air Transport Air Memphis Lina Congo Iraqi Airways Romavia TAROM Inter Air Koda Air Cargo Libyan Arab Airlines DAS Air Cargo Great Lakes Airways African Airlines Intl. Gulf Falcon Air Service Continental Cargo Airlines Johnson’s Air Hewa Bora Airways (summary 2001) |