JAM747 From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 550 posts, RR: 1 Posted (8 years 4 days 3 hours ago) and read 2629 times:
How many planes apart from tankers were derived from the Boeing 707? I know the 737 and 727 has the same nose but is that the only commonality? Does the 757 share any 707 genes?
EMBQA From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 9286 posts, RR: 13 Reply 1, posted (8 years 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 2612 times:
The KC-135 and 707 are not the same aircraft. They are closer to the Dash-80 design. After that, your looking at the Boeing 720. Most of the early Boeing's share the same nose design.
[Edited 2005-05-20 23:40:24]
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Starlionblue From Hong Kong, joined Feb 2004, 15871 posts, RR: 66 Reply 2, posted (8 years 4 days 2 hours ago) and read 2598 times:
As EMBQA says, the KC-135 is not quite the 707, although they're close cousins. Incidentally, the KC-135 (which is a USAF designation) was called Boeing Model 717, which explains the gap between 707 and 727. The designation was purely internal.
707, 727, 737, 757 share the same cabin width, but the fuselages have different cross sections. The KC-135 is a mite narrower.
Waterpolodan From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 1649 posts, RR: 5 Reply 4, posted (8 years 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 2509 times:
"707-320-101 320 with enlarged lower lobe 320 with an enlarged lower lobe for passenger seating on a lower deck forward of the wing and more cargo aft of the main gear.
707-520-X Double decker development Double decker with low wings. Length 191'7".
707-520-2X 520-X shrink Double decker with low wings. Shorter than the above.
707-520-X3 Double decker development Double decker with high wings. Length 144'2". Span 142'5". "
Those must have looked veeery interesting! Funny that they were toying with a concept similar to the A380 (4 engined full double decker) that long ago...
L-188 From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 29350 posts, RR: 62 Reply 6, posted (8 years 3 days 16 hours ago) and read 2459 times:
Quoting JAM747 (Thread starter): How many planes apart from tankers were derived from the Boeing 707? I know the 737 and 727 has the same nose but is that the only commonality? Does the 757 share any 707 genes
Well let me get a good list started. Remember first of all that the 707 is actually a derivitive aircraft. The 367-80 was the first. The B-47 taught Boeing Engineers a lot about desigining high speed wings but I don't htink I would call it a grandfather.
KC135TopBoom From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 11708 posts, RR: 52 Reply 8, posted (8 years 1 day 21 hours ago) and read 2313 times:
You can go a little further than that. All of Boeings airplanes, from the B-367-80 (not counting any MD design) have a common cockpit design. Yes, the cockpits have been updated as avionics and navigation equipment improved, and the Navigator/FE was removed, but it is still basicly the same.
The list includes:
B-367-80
C/KC-135 and derivitives (B-717-100/200)
B-707-100/200/300/400/700 (+ F and all militery derivitives)
B-720
B-727-100/200 + F
B-737 (all derivitives + F + military versions)
B-747-100/200/300/400/E-4/VC-25 + F
B-757-200/300 + F
B-767-200/300/400 (+ F and all military versions)
B-777-200/300 (all versions + F)
Starlionblue From Hong Kong, joined Feb 2004, 15871 posts, RR: 66 Reply 9, posted (8 years 1 day 19 hours ago) and read 2315 times:
Quoting Waterpolodan (Reply 4): Those must have looked veeery interesting! Funny that they were toying with a concept similar to the A380 (4 engined full double decker) that long ago...
Similar indeed, but it would only have had one aisle per deck.
Wish I had drawings of the concepts though...
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