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707 Tail Section Manufacturing
707 Tail Section Manufacturing 
707 Assembly, Vibration Test, 1958
707 Assembly, Vibration Test, 1958 
First 707 Tail Section Assembly
First 707 Tail Section Assembly 
707 Tail During Assembly, Renton
707 Tail During Assembly, Renton 
First 707 in Factory
First 707 in Factory 
First 707 Wire Run
First 707 Wire Run 
First 707 Engine Cowling
First 707 Engine Cowling 
707 Wiring
707 Wiring 
707 Window Forgings
707 Window Forgings 
707 Production, Machine Shop
707 Production, Machine Shop 
707 Window Frame Forging
707 Window Frame Forging 
First 707 Assembly, Wing Sealing
First 707 Assembly, Wing Sealing 
First 707 Engine Installation
First 707 Engine Installation 
First 707 Engine Installation
First 707 Engine Installation 
Tail Section of First 707 During Assembly
Tail Section of First 707 During Assembly 
707 Manufacturing, Renton
707 Manufacturing, Renton 
707 Relay Panel Assembly
707 Relay Panel Assembly 
Second 707 and KC 135 Assembly Line
Second 707 and KC 135 Assembly Line 
Early 707 Manufacturing, Wing Assembly
Early 707 Manufacturing, Wing Assembly 
First 707 in Factory
First 707 in Factory 
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707 Assembly, Main Door Test, 1958

After the Air Force agreed to let Boeing build commercial jets based on the prototype 367-80, already the basis for the KC-135 military tanker, airlines began to order the 707, the commercial transport variant of the Dash 80. The 707 and the KC-135 had many features in common. Both were visually distinct, with a stinger antenna pointing forward from the top of their vertical fin. The 707's width and 100-foot length made it the largest passenger cabin in the air at the time. Placement of its more than 100 windows allowed airlines to rearrange seats. Location of passenger doors on the left side, at the front and at the rear of the cabin, became standard for subsequent Boeing jets. The exteriors of the 707 and its competitor, the DC-8, were almost identical, but the 707 wing had more sweepback, so it could fly about 20 mph faster. 
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Unique identifier BI211438 
Boeing ID p19678 
Type Image 
Size 5100px × 3950px   19MB 
License type RM 
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1950s
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