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Re: Boeing 720 Demolition

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:13:47 EDT

CCNnorthcali posted : You're thinking of a different 717 seaquake. The 717 you're thinking of was the last plane developed by McDonnell Douglas before they were absorbed by Boeing. It was originally the MD95.

This 720 is basically a shorter 707 to get better shortfield performance and range. The 717 referred to above is the military variant of the 707 which came to be known as the KC-135.

Re: Boeing 720 Demolition

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:18:11 EDT

seaquake posted : Airtran uses mostly (IIRC) 717's. They are certainly not in the design lineage as you'd expect, though.

For the longest time, I thought 757s and 767s were larger than 747s since they were newer. I learned the truth the first time I flew on a commercial airliner (an MD80) and it was parked 2 slots away from a 747. The size difference was huge.

Re: Boeing 720 Demolition

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:41:13 EDT

Dr Demento posted :

said by StrykerX:

Refurbished airplanes perhaps? A way to recycle?
No, Nah, couldn't be...Or could it?

No it can't, at least in the US ever since the FAA banned the use of refurbished equipment for planes because of lawsuits centered around a few crashes that had little to nothing to do with the parts in question.

The metal at least is probably going to be melted down and shipped to China.

Re: Boeing 720 Demolition

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:16:35 EDT

StrykerX posted : Looks like some sort of insect eating a large kill peice by bloody piece...hmmm...wonder what they do with all those parts?
Refurbished airplanes perhaps? A way to recycle?
No, Nah, couldn't be...Or could it?
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These Things We Do So Others May Live..

Re: Boeing 720 Demolition

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:15:00 EDT

McSummation posted : Here's the history on the 707/720 - »www.boeing.com/history/boeing/707.html

717 story (abridged) -

quote:
Some believed Boeing had apparently skipped the 717 model designation when the 720 and then the 727 followed the 707. The 717 name had been used within the company to refer to the KC-135 Stratotanker. 717 had also been used to promote an early design of the 720 to airlines before it was modified to meet market demands. A Boeing historian notes that the air force plane had the designation "717-100" and the commercial airliner had the designation "717-200".[8] The lack of a widespread use of the 717 name left it available to rebrand the MD-95.

Re: Boeing 720 Demolition

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:38:08 EDT

Jtmo posted : Updated version of the 707 I believe.

Re: Boeing 720 Demolition

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:29:42 EDT

Willy posted : Having problems with the video but never heard of a 720
I thought they all ended in a 7.
707, 727, 737, etc.
Now that I think of it, why no 717?

Boeing 720 Demolition

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:00:38 EDT

45071419 posted : Boeing 720 gets demoed by large equipments.

»www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy0NWKCmNdo