...Yes, and you can get the AA, NW, and BN 720's on t-shirts from TriStar (shameless plug). No RT, this isn't an invitation to slam me about my engine mistake on the BN 720 t-shirt! Bryant Petitt Cumming, GA --- RWM <RWM@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > My recollection is that the "720" was a civil > derivative of the C-135, a > descendant of the prototype "Dash 80". The 720 had > a smaller cabin > cross-section than the "707" series, a shorter > fuselage, a longer > wingspan (than the -100/-120) and operated at lower > MTOWs. > > The 707 series -100/-120 and -300/-320 (and RR > powered -400) had a > slight double bubble to the cabin cross-section, > making it appear to be > a wider cabin above the floor. > > American operated the 720B, 707-123, 707-323B and > 707-323C models, the > latter operating in both passenger and freighter > configurations. > > Braniff also operated the 720, into South America > for its hot and high > (La Paz) performance. > > - RWM > > > > David R wrote: > > >United called its 720's 720's. The 707-320 is the > intercontinental version > >of the 707. The -420 was also an intercontinental > version, only it was > >powered by Rolls Royce engines. > > > >Here's why it was called the "720," from volume 7 > of the "Great Airliners > >Series" books called, appropriately enough, "Boeing > 720." > > > >Pat Patterson, United's president at the time, > wanted the model number > >changed. Originally, it was to be the 707-020 but > he didn't want the > >appearance of having second thoughts on his large > DC-8 order. Boeing was > >going to change it to 717 but "Seven One Seven" and > "Seven Seventeen" didn't > >appeal to Patterson. Boeing decided to call it the > 720. This was > >acceptable to Patterson. > > > >Only three airlines actually called the 720 a 707. > American called the 720 > >"707 Jet Flagship" and the 720B "707 Astrojets." > TWA called it the > >"SuperJet" and did not mention the model number. > Aer Lingus used just > >"Boeing" titles without specifying the type. > > > > > >David R > >home.comcast.net/~damiross/books.html > >www.sequoians.com > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Gerard M Foley > [mailto:gfoley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > >Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 17:42 > >To: The Airline List; damiross3@xxxxxxxxxxx > >Subject: Re: SFGate: ATA Airlines to Expand Service > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "David MR" <damiross3@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 5:03 PM > >Subject: Re: SFGate: ATA Airlines to Expand Service > > > > > > > > > >>I think it was actually a 720. I know - American > Airlines (and > >>possibly some other airlines) called its 720s 707s > but that don't make > >>it right! > >>David R > >> > >> > > > >and United calling 707's 720's did make that right? > (8^)) > > > >Just to show my ignorance I'll ask what was a > 707-320? A 720 by another > >name? > > > >Gerry > >http://www.pbase.com/gfoley9999/ > >http://www.wilowud.net/ > >http://home.columbus.rr.com/gfoley > >http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/pollock/263/egypt/egypt.html > > > > > > -- > R.W. Mann & Company, Inc. >> Airline Industry > Analysis > Port Washington, NY 11050 >> tel 516-944-0900, > fax -7280 > mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxx >> URL > http://www.RWMann.com/ > > This e-mail is for the designated recipient only and > may contain > privileged or confidential information. If you have > received it > in error, please notify the above sender immediately > then delete > the original e-mail. Any other use of this e-mail > is prohibited. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com