Aircraft Type
Boeing 707-320C “The Jet that Shrank the World”
The Boeing 707-320C was a pioneering commercial jet airliner that revolutionized long-haul air travel, playing a crucial role in the transition from propeller-driven to jet-powered passenger aircraft during the late 1950s and early 1960s.
IATA703ICAOB707ManufacturerBoeingScore2.90/10StatusIn ProductionOperators30
The Boeing 707 was the first commercially successful jet airliner that helped establish the United States as a leader in commercial aviation and fundamentally transformed global air transportation
The Boeing 707 was so influential that it effectively ended the era of piston-engine airliners and sparked the global jet age, with airlines around the world rapidly adopting this revolutionary aircraft design
Cabin Environment
How the Boeing 707-320C affects jetlag recovery
Technical Specifications
Dimensions
44.57 m
Length
44.42 m
Wingspan
12.93 m
Height
Performance
6,570 km
Range
907 km/h
Cruise Speed
4× Pratt & Whitney JT3D turbofan
Engines
How It Compares
vs. Douglas DC-8
✓Potentially more modern cabin configuration
✗DC-8 had a longer overall production run and potentially more variants
vs. Convair 880
✓Likely more efficient fuel consumption
✗Convair 880 had faster cruising speed
vs. Lockheed L-1011 TriStar
✓Established early jet transport design
✗L-1011 had more advanced three-engine configuration for long-haul routes