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The Boeing 707<\/strong> is an early American long-range narrow-body airliner<\/a>, the first jetliner<\/a> developed and produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes<\/a>. Developed from the Boeing 367-80<\/a> prototype, the initial 707-120 first flew on December 20, 1957. Pan Am<\/a>, the launch customer, began regular service with the 707 on October 26, 1958. With versions produced until 1979, the 707 is a swept wing<\/a> quadjet<\/a> with podded engines<\/a>. Its larger fuselage cross-section allowed six-abreast economy seating, retained in the later 720<\/a>, 727<\/a>, and 737<\/a> models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although it was not the first commercial jetliner in service, the 707 was the first to be widespread, and is often credited with beginning the Jet Age<\/a>.[5]<\/a><\/sup> It dominated passenger air-transport<\/a> in the 1960s, and remained common through the 1970s, on domestic<\/a>, transcontinental<\/a>, and transatlantic flights<\/a>, as well as cargo and military applications. It established Boeing as a dominant airliner manufacturer with its 7×7 series<\/a>. The initial, 145-foot-long (44 m) 707-120 was powered by Pratt & Whitney JT3C<\/a> turbojet engines. The shortened, long-range 707-138 and the more powerful 707-220 entered service in 1959. The longer-range, heavier 707-300\/400 series has larger wings and is stretched slightly by 8 feet (2.4 m). Powered by Pratt & Whitney JT4A<\/a> turbojets, the 707-320 entered service in 1959, and the 707-420 with Rolls-Royce Conway<\/a> turbofans in 1960. Also in 1960, a lighter, short-range 707-020 was introduced; it was marketed as the Boeing 720<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Powered by quieter and more fuel-efficient Pratt & Whitney JT3D<\/a> turbofans, the 707-120B debuted in 1961 and the 707-320B in 1962. The 707-120B typically flew 137 passengers in two classes over 3,600 nautical miles<\/a> [nmi] (6,700 km; 4,100 mi), and could accommodate 174 in one class. With 141 passengers in two classes, the 707-320\/420 could fly 3,750 nmi (6,940 km; 4,320 mi) and the 707-320B up to 5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi). The 707-320C convertible passenger-freighter model entered service in 1963, and passenger 707s have been converted to freighter configurations. Military derivatives include the E-3 Sentry<\/a> airborne reconnaissance aircraft and the C-137 Stratoliner<\/a> VIP transport. In total, 856 Boeing 707s and 154 Boeing 720s were produced and delivered<\/p>\n\n\n\t

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