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Flaps On Prototype 707  
User currently offlineCapt.Fantastic From United States of America, joined Aug 1999, 648 posts, RR: 0
Posted (9 years 9 months 2 weeks 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 1340 times:

Hello:

In the recent photos of the Boeing 387, it appears that the trailing edge flaps are not the original type on the model. If I recall correctly (from old footage and photos from the 1950's), the trailing edge the 387's wing had a similar design to that of the production model 707. Was the wing reconfigured and if so, why?


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User currently offlineTimz From United States of America, joined Sep 1999, 6468 posts, RR: 8
Reply 1, posted (9 years 9 months 2 weeks 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 1252 times:

Didn't they use it to test 727 flaps?

User currently offlineDispatch From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 2, posted (9 years 9 months 2 weeks 3 days 12 hours ago) and read 1246 times:

Captain,
the type is actually 367

Peter

User currently offlineIMissPiedmont From United States of America, joined May 2001, 6203 posts, RR: 43
Reply 3, posted (9 years 9 months 2 weeks 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 1186 times:

The 367-80 was indeed reconfigured with the later flaps as seen on 727s.


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User currently offlineJustplanesmart From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 694 posts, RR: 2
Reply 4, posted (9 years 9 months 2 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 1135 times:

The 367-80 has been modified several times to test various things. It did have triple-slotted flaps like those on the 727 at one point. Later it had a cofiguration known as "blown flaps" for another test. It has also had different landing gear to test landing on unpaved strips, a fifth engine mounted on the aft fuselage (also a test for the 727), and its original JT3C engines replaced by the JT3D's seen in the picture. At one point Boeing referred to it as "the most modified aircraft."


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