[PAR35]

His Boeing 707 has three dining rooms and seats 179 people.

Not a chance. Standard versions will hold that many in cattle car configuration, but that would leave room for your dining rooms. Standard config (2 class) was about 110.

BUT - the -138 was a shortened version sold to Quantas, so the only way you could get 179 folks on there would be to rip out the seats and make them stand.

[stboz]

...the -138 was a shortened version sold to Quantas...

I was wondering that this picture looks a lot like a 720.