{"id":13,"date":"2014-11-07T00:48:06","date_gmt":"2014-11-07T00:48:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aviation.rosboch.net\/?p=13"},"modified":"2021-03-15T10:19:12","modified_gmt":"2021-03-15T02:19:12","slug":"boeing-707-version-codes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviation.rosboch.net\/?p=13","title":{"rendered":"Boeing 707 and C\/KC\/RC-135 version codes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Never built variants in italics<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Military variants listed are new build only. All other variants are conversions of existing airframes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
367-80<\/strong><\/td>\nPrototype<\/td>\nTest Bed. 127’10” length. 130′ span. 11′ fuselage width. Prototype for both the 707 (civilian) and KC-135 (military) variants and narrower in cross section than both the production lines.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
707-120<\/strong><\/td>\nBasic<\/td>\n145’1″ length. 130’10” span. 12’4″ inches fuselage width.\u00a0 P&W JT3C-6 turbojets.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
707-320<\/strong><\/td>\nStretch<\/td>\n152’11” length. 142’5″ span. 12’4″ inches fuselage width. P&W JT4A turbojets.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
707-220<\/strong><\/td>\nReeingined 120<\/td>\n145’1″ length. 130’10” span. 12’4″ inches fuselage width.\u00a0 P&W JT4A-3 turbojets.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
707-420<\/strong><\/td>\nReengined 320<\/td>\n152’11” length. 142’5″ span. 12’4″ inches fuselage width. RR Conway Mk508 turbofans.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
720<\/strong><\/td>\nShrink<\/td>\nShorter-range shrink. 136’9″ length. 130’10” span. 12’4″ fuselage width. P&W JT3C turbojets.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
720B<\/strong><\/td>\nReeingined 720<\/td>\n136’9″ length. 130’10” span. 12’4″ fuselage width. P&W JT3D turbofans.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
707-120B<\/strong><\/td>\nReengined 120<\/td>\n145’1″ length. 130’10” span. 12’4″ inches fuselage width.\u00a0 P&W JT3D turbofans.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
707-320B<\/strong><\/td>\nModified and reengined 320<\/td>\nIncreased wing span, modified wing devices, increased MTOW. 152’11” length. 142’8.5″ span. 12’4″ inches fuselage width. P&W JT3D turbofans.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
707-320C<\/strong><\/td>\nConvertible 320<\/td>\n320B with stronger floor and cargo door. Could be used for passengers, cargo, or both. 152’11” length. 142’8.5″ span. 12’4″ inches fuselage width. P&W JT3D Turbofans.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
707-700<\/strong><\/td>\nReengined 320C<\/td>\nOnly one built (converted 320C) to test validity of high-bypass turbofans on the airframe. Cost of conversion to new engines found unjustified for new production aircraft. 152’11” length. 142’8.5″ span. 12’4″ inches fuselage width. CFG-56 turbofans.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
707-520<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nReengined 120<\/em><\/td>\nReengined 120 with RR Conway 10 engines.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
707-520B<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n320B stretch<\/em><\/td>\n2′ stretch of the 320B with JT3D-5A turbofans.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
707-620<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n120 Stretch<\/em><\/td>\n10′ stretch of the 120 with Bristol 511 engines.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
707-720<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n320 with IGW<\/em><\/td>\nIncreased Gross Weight variant of the 320 with Bristol 511 engines.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
707-320-101<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n320 with enlarged lower lobe<\/em><\/td>\n320 with an enlarged lower lobe for passenger seating on a lower deck forward of the wing and more cargo aft of the main gear.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
707-520-X<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nDouble decker development<\/em><\/td>\nDouble decker with low wing. Length 191’7″.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
707-520-2X<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n520-X shrink<\/em><\/td>\nDouble decker with low wing. Shorter than the above.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
707-520-X3<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nDouble decker development<\/em><\/td>\nDouble decker with high wing. Length 144’2″. Span 142’5″.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
735 and 738<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nSwing tail cargo variants<\/em><\/td>\n735 had an upward swinging tail and 738 a sideways swinging one. Both enabled cargo loading through the resultant opening.
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KC-135A<\/strong><\/td>\nBoeing model numbers 717-100\/146\/148<\/td>\nP&W J57 turbojets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
C-135A<\/strong><\/td>\nBoeing model number 717-157<\/td>\nP&W J57 turbojets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
C-135B<\/strong><\/td>\nBoeing model number 717-158<\/td>\nP&W TF33 turbofans and wider span stabilizer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
KC-135B<\/strong><\/td>\nBoeing model number 717-166<\/td>\nP&W TF33 turbofans and wider span stabilizer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
C-135F<\/strong><\/td>\nBoeing model number 717-164\/165. Cargo\/Tanker for the French Air Force<\/td>\nUpgraded to CFM F108 turbofans in 1985-88<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RC-135A<\/strong><\/td>\nBoeing model number 739-700<\/td>\nP&W J57 turbojets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RC-135B<\/strong><\/td>\nBoeing model number 739-445B<\/td>\nP&W TF33 turbofans<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Never built variants in italics. Military variants listed are new build only. All other variants are conversions of existing airframes. 367-80 Prototype Test Bed. 127’10” length. 130′ span. 11′ fuselage width. Prototype for both the 707 (civilian) and KC-135 (military) variants and narrower in cross section than both the production lines. 707-120 Basic 145’1″ length. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviation.rosboch.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviation.rosboch.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviation.rosboch.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviation.rosboch.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviation.rosboch.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/aviation.rosboch.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72,"href":"https:\/\/aviation.rosboch.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13\/revisions\/72"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aviation.rosboch.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviation.rosboch.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aviation.rosboch.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}