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off topic, just a little--maybe?
May be off topic because Boeings are not homebuilt.
I've heard all Boeing aircraft had a 7 in their model #, 707, 747, PT-17, etc. except the B-52 and then even 5+2=7. Is this true ot not. I know the KC135 doesn't have a 7 but it is a 707. Would that make the 7 in model #'s true? Saw a special tonight about the B-52 and it made me start wondering again. L.D. |
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"L.D." wrote ...
I've heard all Boeing aircraft had a 7 in their model #, 707, 747, PT-17, etc. except the B-52 and then even 5+2=7. Is this true ot not. I know the KC135 doesn't have a 7 but it is a 707. Would that make the 7 in model #'s true? There were many early Boeings without a '7'. The KC135 is not a 707 in any sense but it was called the 717 for a while. That number has now been given to the DC-9/MD80. Rich |
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L.D. wrote:
May be off topic because Boeings are not homebuilt. I've heard all Boeing aircraft had a 7 in their model #, 707, 747, PT-17, etc. except the B-52 and then even 5+2=7. Is this true ot not. I know the KC135 doesn't have a 7 but it is a 707. Would that make the 7 in model #'s true? Saw a special tonight about the B-52 and it made me start wondering again. L.D. KC-135 is not a 707. Its fuselage is on the order of 3 feet narrower. Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired |
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On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 18:47:31 -0700, Richard Riley
wrote: On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 20:16:55 -0500, "L.D." wrote: :May be off topic because Boeings are not homebuilt. : :I've heard all Boeing aircraft had a 7 in their model #, 707, 747, :PT-17, etc. except the B-52 and then even 5+2=7. Is this true ot not. I :know the KC135 doesn't have a 7 but it is a 707. Would that make the 7 :in model #'s true? Nope P-12/F4B P26 Peashooter B.40a biplane 314 Clipper flying boat AGM 86A B-29 and B-50 And the B-17 was actually Boeing Model Number 299, the Lycoming-powered version of the Kaydet was the PT-13, the Monomail was the model 200, etc. Certainly the latter-day marketing department is capitalizing on the "7s", of course. As several others have mentioned, the KC-135 is not a 707. It has the narrower fuselage of the original 707 prototype (the Model 367-80) and the wing planform is quite different. Ron Wanttaja |
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Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired wrote:
L.D. wrote: May be off topic because Boeings are not homebuilt. I've heard all Boeing aircraft had a 7 in their model #, 707, 747, PT-17, etc. except the B-52 and then even 5+2=7. Is this true ot not. I know the KC135 doesn't have a 7 but it is a 707. Would that make the 7 in model #'s true? Saw a special tonight about the B-52 and it made me start wondering again. L.D. KC-135 is not a 707. Its fuselage is on the order of 3 feet narrower. Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired OK guys, I figured what I had heard about the 7's was a bunch of houie but I was really surprised to find out about the KC 135. I really thought it was the same as a 707. L.D. |
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L.D. wrote:
Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired wrote: L.D. wrote: May be off topic because Boeings are not homebuilt. I've heard all Boeing aircraft had a 7 in their model #, 707, 747, PT-17, etc. except the B-52 and then even 5+2=7. Is this true ot not. I know the KC135 doesn't have a 7 but it is a 707. Would that make the 7 in model #'s true? Saw a special tonight about the B-52 and it made me start wondering again. L.D. KC-135 is not a 707. Its fuselage is on the order of 3 feet narrower. Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired OK guys, I figured what I had heard about the 7's was a bunch of houie but I was really surprised to find out about the KC 135. I really thought it was the same as a 707. L.D. The prototype, -80, was shown to the airlines who wanted it wide enough for another seat. It turned out to be a wise decision. The AWACS uses 707 airframes. I used to work on KC-135s and was surprised how much difference the extra 3 feet made when I got the nickle tour of the AWACS 25 years ago. AWACS didn't seem like a military aircraft to me, it was too clean and too well lit inside. Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired |
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