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707 Assembly, Vibration 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
BI211436
Boeing ID
p19522
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3950px × 5100px 19MB
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RM
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1950s
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commercial
commercial passenger planes
engines
factories
factory workers
ground shots
half-length views
interiors
jets
left front views
male
manufacturing
monoplanes
occupations and work
out of production
photos
propulsion systems
scanned from film negative
selective focus
stairs, lifts and ladders
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turbines
two people
viewed from above
vintage / retro
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