Permalink: http://www.boeingimages.com/archive/Renton-Factory-Workers-Begin-Construction-of-the-Dash-80-2F3XC5JY9WE.htmlCopyright © Boeing. All Rights Reserved.View Photo/Video onlyConceptually similarTex Johnston in the Flight Deck of the Dash 80Dash 80 RolloutDash 80 on Renton TarmacDash 80 (707 Prototype) on FieldWilliam E. Boeing and William M. Allen Inspect the Dash 80 AssemblyBoeing Engineers with the Dash 80Mrs. William Boeing Christens the Boeing Dash 80 PrototypePainting the Dash 80 NoseDash 80 RolloutView AllView more with similar tones Renton Factory Workers Begin Construction of the Dash 80Select usageWhat Type of Order?Usage:The Boeing Company invested $16 million (two-thirds of the company's net profits from the post-war years) to build the Dash 80 prototype for a long-range jet aircraft. It was developed in secrecy and designated Model 367-80 to disguise it as merely an improved version of the C-97 Stratofreighter. It had jet engines and swept wings, and was very different from the straight-wing, propeller-powered Stratofreighter.BI218110 (p13151)Maximum size:6953px × 5391px (~107 MB)23.1in × 17.9in (300dpi)License type:Rights ManagedKeywords:1950s-707 family-707-120-adults-airplanes-business executives-businesspeople-commercial-Dash 80 (Model 367-80)-factories-factory workers-ground shots-half-length views-historic production status-historic significance-interiors-jets-male-manufacturing-military-occupations and work-one of a kind aircraft-photos-production milestones-prototypes-publicity events-Renton Assembly Plant-rivets-several/groups-three-quarter length views-vintage / retro-working together