747400sp From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 3301 posts, RR: 2 Posted (6 years 8 months 1 week 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 2875 times:
I was just watching a KC-135E land on www.flightlevel350.com, and I notices that it had a very nose down landing for a jet. When I look at a 707 landing it nose seem to stand a little higher. I know that a KC-135 (717) and 707 are different aircraft, so is one of different is that a KC-135 lands almost nose down?
411A From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 1826 posts, RR: 9 Reply 1, posted (6 years 8 months 1 week 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 2784 times:
KC135 types generally do not have full span leading edge devices as do the later B707 types, so yes, the pitch angle on approach may indeed appear a bit more 'nose down' than with the B707.
Avioniker From United States of America, joined Dec 2001, 1109 posts, RR: 11 Reply 3, posted (6 years 8 months 1 week 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 2700 times:
More properly the aircraft built after 1959 were based on the 720
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747400sp From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 3301 posts, RR: 2 Reply 4, posted (6 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 2633 times:
Quoting Spruit (Reply 2): KC-135 is not a 717 derivative but a derivative of the Boeing 367-80 which is the proof of concept for the 707!
The KC-135 civilian name is 717. Yes, I know there's the DC-9 base 717, but Boeing just gave it the name since there was no civilian airliner in there line up with that name. Since the KC-135 was for military uses only, Boeing did have a civilian 717. To put a long story short the KC-135 was the original 717.
LeanOfPeak From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 509 posts, RR: 1 Reply 5, posted (6 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 2622 times:
The 707 derivative KC-135's are designated KC-137.
Starlionblue From Hong Kong, joined Feb 2004, 15870 posts, RR: 66 Reply 6, posted (6 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 2557 times:
Quoting Spruit (Reply 2): KC-135 is not a 717 derivative but a derivative of the Boeing 367-80 which is the proof of concept for the 707!
As 747400sp points out, the KC-135 is Boeing Model number 717. Both the 707 and the 717 are derived from the 367-80. The 707 has a wider fuselage due to customer demand and competitive pressure (from the DC-8) to put in 3-3 seating instead of 2-3.
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Starlionblue From Hong Kong, joined Feb 2004, 15870 posts, RR: 66 Reply 8, posted (6 years 8 months 1 week 4 days 5 hours ago) and read 2495 times:
Quoting Spruit (Reply 7): Quoting 747400sp (Reply 4):
To put a long story short the KC-135 was the original 717
Thanks, I never knew that!
If you're interested in Boeing history, "Boeing - Planemaker to the World" by Redding and Yenne is a good introduction. It's about 10 years so a bit dated, but it covers civil and military from the founding of the company.
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