Your browser does not support this video.Permalink: http://www.boeingimages.com/archive/Operation-Guillotine-2JRSXLJJ6VAG.htmlCopyright © Boeing. All Rights Reserved.View Photo/Video onlyConceptually similarOperation Guillotine - PreviewBoeing Model 367-80 "Dash 80" Rollout and Pre-Flight TestingBoeing 707 Flight Test367-80 Aerial Refueling TestsTesting the 747-100 Prior to First Flight, 1969Boeing 707 ManufacturingBoeing YB-52 Stratofortress B-rollLunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) Assembly and TestingBoeing 707 First Flight- Post FlightView AllOperation GuillotineSelect usageWhat Type of Order?Usage:The Boeing 707 sales campaign included a film shown to airline customers titled “Operation Guillotine.” The film was of tests conducted by Boeing that showed a conventional, fully pressurized airplane fuselage being pierced by two metal blades, resulting in a catastrophic failure and disintegration of the structure. Next, the 707 fuselage was put to the same test; this time five blades pierced the pressurized fuselage, resulting in wisps of air escaping from the punctures—but no cracks and no structural failure.The company’s efforts successfully built up customer confidence and public expectation for the new plane and for jet travel. The world was anxiously awaiting the 707.BI41372 (Operation Guillotine)Maximum size:720px × 480px (~4381 MB)License type:Rights ManagedDuration:10m22sKeywords:1950s-707 family-adults-Boeing-engineers-fuselages-ground shots-historic production status-inspecting-laboratories-male-Seattle-structural systems-test equipment-testing-United States-Washington StateRelated Photo/Videos:View AllRelated Virtual folders:707/720