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To: AfricanChristian
I kinda miss the Boeing 707. That plane really said "USA" just as much as the big 747 . . .


10 posted on 07/11/2011 6:04:33 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Yes both have served as Air Force 1.


20 posted on 07/11/2011 6:48:38 PM PDT by xp38
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To: Olog-hai

Back in the 70’s I flew a 747 to England, and a 707 back, I recall watching a 747 pass us on the way back, but the main thing I remember is that my feet got cold because the outside temperature penetrated to the cabin. There was a stream of hot air blowing on my head, and I was wishing I could reverse my position and put my feet up in the warm air.

Another time, I flew a 707 on business into Newark on a blustery day. We did a big, low, slow banking turn on the approach with the wings flapping like a bird and the engines nodding and weaving drunkenly. Quite a sight. Some guy near me was yapping up a storm of business talk with his seatmate, pretending not to notice. Suddenly he fell silent for a second, then exclaimed, “This tub’s gonna have trouble making it in!”

I will admit a certain fondness for the thing, though.


28 posted on 07/11/2011 8:24:08 PM PDT by dr_lew
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