Topic: Boeing 707

John Travolta might not be any use to KFC, but he does have something that the producers of Pan Am want. In the pilot episode of the hit ABC show...

State digest

0 View Larger Image VENTURA COUNTY Refueling jet had engine fire . A commercial aerial refueling tanker that burned on a Southern California Navy...

Tanker crashes on takeoff at Calif. air station

0 . A Boeing 707 military tanker plane crashed and burst into flames Wednesday as it took off from Point Mugu Naval Air Station in Southern ...

Jets and Rocket Flight Timeline

January 10, 1954 A BOAC Comet breaks up in the air near Elba, Italy; 35 people are killed. August 23, 1954 The Douglas X-3 Stilleto makes its first flight. October 6, 1954 The Fairey Delta 2 research aircraft makes its first flight ...

Boeing 707

The medium-range Boeing 707 first flew on December 20, 1957. The airlines were impressed with Boeing's 367-80 (and so was Boeing competitor Douglas Aircraft) and orders began to pour in for the Boeing 707, which featured a wide body with seating ...

Boeing 707

The medium-range Boeing 707 first flew on December 20, 1957. The plane was unique -- and important -- because it could manage a full passenger load...
The jet era of aviation is a time now that has certainly revolutionized the way we travel. These airplanes do not cost a lot of money to operate, and they are perfect for people who just want to go out on a ...
If you have ever been interested in civilian aviation you might (probably if you are over 40) remember a time when airliners looked a little different from each other - they had very identifiable features the novice 'plane spotter didn't have such ...

St.Petersburg Clearwater airport

StPetersburg Clearwater airport is in Pinellas County, On the west side of Tampa Bay. Starting in the early seventies, newly formed Air Florida began flying an ex Pan Am Boeing 707 to Miami and It was soon replaced by turboprop Lockheed Electras.

Tires

A tire is a covering mounted on the rim of a wheel to serve as a cushion and a gripping surface. The use of rubber did not become feasible until 1839, when Charles Goodyear discovered the process of vulcanization. In 1845, pneumatic ...