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Renton Factory and Airport Aerial Photos
KC-135 Stratotankers at Renton Factory at Night
Dash 80 Rollout
Second 707 and KC 135 Assembly Line
KC-135 Stratotanker Rollout
Tex Johnston in the Flight Deck of the Dash 80
Wire Sealing for the KC-135 and 707
KC-135 Stratotanker at Boeing Louisiana
Lastl KC-135A Stratotanker on Production Line in Renton
Dash 80 and B-52 Fly Over KC-135 Rollout, with KC-97 in Background
KC-135 Stratotanker Rollout
Dash 80 Rollout
Dash 80 Parked with KC-97
William Allen at KC-135 Stratotanker Rollout
KC-135R Stratotanker Engine Maintenance
William Allen with First KC-135 Stratotanker Crew
Rollout of KC-135 Stratotanker with CFM-56 Engines from Inside Hangar
KC-135 Stratotanker at Boeing Louisiana
Maintenance Work on the First KC-135 Stratotanker
William E. Boeing and William M. Allen Inspect the Dash 80 Assembly
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Wing Manufacturing Line for KC-135 and 707
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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BI211222
Boeing ID
k4097
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1950s
707 family
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KC-135 Stratotanker
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military livery
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Renton Assembly Plant
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