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To: NCjim

A 720. You can tell the difference by looking at the overwing escape door. The 720 has one and the 707 has two. The 720 saw some limited civilian use but airlines wanted the longer 707 for extra passenger capacity so the 720 was used mostly by the military for refueling and other missions (RC-135, VIP etc.)


48 posted on 05/19/2011 4:32:16 AM PDT by saganite (What happens to taglines? Is there a termination date?)
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To: saganite
The Boeing 720 saw some limited civilian use but airlines wanted the longer 707 for extra passenger capacity so the 720 was used mostly by the military for refueling and other missions (RC-135, VIP etc.)

Are you sure about that? (I do remember vaguely seeing something about former Boeing 720's in military service.) With a different airframe, the Boeing 720 should have had a separate military designation to distinguish it from military C-135's and VC-135's and their recon/EW kin.

74 posted on 05/20/2011 2:59:15 AM PDT by lentulusgracchus (Concealed carry is a pro-life position.)
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