Boeing 707-300
The Boeing 707-300 is a longer-range, higher-weight development of the original 707, fitted with a larger wing and more powerful engines for genuinely non-stop transatlantic and transpacific routes. Its extra fuel capacity and stronger structure let airlines fly it fully loaded over far greater distances than the original -100 model could manage. Military tanker and airborne early-warning derivatives, built on the same basic airframe, remained in service with several air forces long after commercial 707s had retired. It helped cement Boeing's dominance of the emerging jet airliner market during the 1960s.
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The 707-300's larger wing and more powerful engines gave it genuinely non-stop transatlantic and transpacific range over the original -100.
Specifications
| Length | 46.6 m (153 ft) |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 44.4 m (146 ft) |
| Height | 12.9 m (42 ft) |
| Maximum passengers | 189 |
| Persons on board | 147-219 |
| Maximum take-off weight | 151.3 t |
| Range | 5,000 NM (9,260 km) |
| Maximum speed | 490 kt (907 km/h) |
| Service ceiling | 42,000 ft (12,802 m) |
| Optimum ceiling | 35,000 ft (10,668 m) |
| Rate of climb | 3,500 ft/min (17.8 m/s) |
| Take-off distance | 3,011 m (9,879 ft) |
| Landing distance | 1,820 m (5,971 ft) |
| Fuel capacity | 71,200 l |
| Engines | 4x Pratt & Whitney JT3D |
Curated by CatchFlights from manufacturer documents, ICAO Doc 8643 and reference works; values are left out where no source could confirm them. Sources are listed on our credits page.
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