Renton Factory Workers Begin Construction of the Dash 80

William E. Boeing and William M. Allen Inspect the Dash 80 Assembly

Dash 80 Rollout

Tex Johnston in the Flight Deck of the Dash 80

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Dash 80 707 Prototype Rollout

Dash 80 Rollout

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Boeing Engineers with the Dash 80

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With no orders or customer commitments, Boeing spent the equivalent of all its post-World War II profit to develop the Dash 80. Explaining that decision in 1954, then company President Bill Allen simply said it was time somebody "got jet transport off of paper and into the air." The airplane demonstrated the advantages jet engines offered over propeller-driven engines, and propelled commercial aviation into the jet age.

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