707 Airliner
civ_707AircraftCivilianAirliner
- Role
- Airliner
- Size
- VeryLarge
- Max Speed
- 430 kn
- Ceiling
- 42000 ft
- Range Units
- Miles
Description
An early American airliner, the 707 was one of the most popular aircraft of the 1960s. While the Comet was the first purpose-built jet airliner to fly, the 707's commmercial success introduced jet aircraft to the masses and is considered by many to be the true start of the jet age. The 707 started to become obsolete in the 70s, but remained a mainstay for many airlines and militaries well into the 80s.
Unit
- Type
- Aircraft
- Subtype
- VeryLarge
- Role
- Airliner
- In service
- 1958–
- Score value
- 10
Performance
- Wingspan
- 43 m
- Max G
- 4 g
- Climb rate
- 15 m/s
- Ceiling
- 42,000 ft
- Max speed (sea level)
- 430 kn
- Stall speed
- 105 kn
- Mach limit
- 0.98 M
- Empty mass
- 64,700 kg
- Max fuel
- 63,140 kg
- Engines
- 4
- Thrust (each)
- 78 kN
- Cruise
- Mach 0.8 · 5,000 miles
Signatures
- Visual ID range
- 9 nm
- RCS
- 200
- IR signature
- Medium