(Peter Stickney) wrote in
:

The Comet was important, much as the Fokker F.VIIb Trimotor was
important. It showed a hint of what was to come, but didn't
change things very much. The 707, on the other hand, had an
impact about like that of the DC-3. It changed the way that Air
Travel was going to work forever after.

I saw a program on Discovery once about the 707, and if I remember
correctly the 707 was a revolution in more ways than just it's
performance and impact, it's design and production aspects brought
together more Boeing intellect and production facilities than
any airplane before it. Much like the B-29 also did, if I'm not
mistaking.


Regards...