Boeing 707
1957 airliner family
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Summary
Boeing 707 is an aircraft family[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of aircraft family entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,965 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Operator: Pan Am[3], Trans World Airlines[4], Continental Airlines[5], British Airways[6], American Airlines[7], Air Commerz[8], Caledonian Airways[9], British Caledonian[10], Olympic Airways[11], United Arab Airlines[12], Air France[13], Sabena[14], TAP Air Portugal[15], Montana Austria[16]
- Based on: Boeing 367-80[17]
- Manufacturer: Boeing Commercial Airplanes[18]
- Developer: Boeing[19]
- Subclass of: narrow-body quadjet airliner[20], land-based aircraft[21]
- Has use: commercial aviation[22], airliner[23], airplane with 4 jet engines[24]
- Commons category: Boeing 707[25]
- Country of origin: United States[26]
- First flight: December 20, 1957[27]
- Service entry: October 1, 1958[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:Boeing 707[29]
- Commons gallery: Boeing 707[30]
- Total produced: 1010[31]
- Described by source: The International Directory of Military Aircraft 1996/97[32], Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook, Fourth Edition[33]
- Undercarriage: retractable tricycle gear[34]
- Wing configuration: low wing[35]
- Native label: Boeing 707[36]
- Length: 46.61 m[37]
- Wingspan: 44.2 m[38]
Why It Matters
Boeing 707 has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]