The 707-120B typically flew 137 passengers in two classes over 3,600 nmi (6,700 km), and could accommodate 174 in one class. Powered by Pratt & Whitney JT3D turbofans, the 707-120B debuted in 1961 and the 707-320B in 1962. The 720, a lighter short-range variant, was also introduced in 1960. Powered by Pratt & Whitney JT4A turbojets, the 707-320 entered service in 1959, and the 707-420 with Rolls-Royce Conway turbofans in 1960.
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The longer range, heavier 707-300/400 series have a larger wing and are stretched slightly by 8 feet (2.4 m). The shortened long-range 707-138 and the more powerful 707-220 entered service in 1959. The initial, 145-foot-long (44 m) 707-120 was powered by Pratt & Whitney JT3C turbojet engines. It established Boeing as a dominant airliner manufacturer with its 7x7 series. It dominated passenger air transport in the 1960s, and remained common through the 1970s, on domestic, transcontinental, and transatlantic flights, as well as cargo and military applications. Its larger fuselage cross-section allowed six-abreast economy seating, retained in the later 720, 727, 737, and 757.Īlthough it was not the first commercial jetliner in service, the 707 was the first to be widespread and is often credited with beginning the Jet Age. Pan American World Airways began regular 707 service on October 26, 1958.Ī quadjet, the 707 has a swept wing with podded engines. The Boeing 707 is an American long-range narrow-body airliner produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes, its first jetliner.ĭeveloped from the Boeing 367-80, a prototype first flown in 1954, the initial 707-120 first flew on December 20, 1957.
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