Boeing 707-329 Israel - Israeli Air Force 137
- Manufacturer:
- Boeing
- Type / Model:
- 707
- Version:
- 300
- Registration:
- 137
- Colour Scheme:
- Israel - Israeli Air Force
- Location:
- Tel Aviv - Ben Gurion, Israel
- Photographer:
- 4x6zk-moni shafir
- Date Taken:
- 02/01/2010
- Image ID:
- #148016
- High-Res Photo Dimensions (Pixels):
- 3660 x 2440
- Image Description:
- On 8th May this Boeing 707-300 operating Sabena flight 571 from Brussels to Tel Aviv was hijacked outside of Vienna with 90 passengers and 10 crew members on board. The armed hijackers, from the PLO's Black September organisation, demanded that the plane flown to Lydda airport (now known as Ben Gurion airport). Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Dayan acted quickly, he arranged a rescue operation where 12 Israeli soldiers posed as El Al maintenance workers. They climbed on to the wings and opened the emergency doors. As soon as they boarded, a gun battle between the hijackers and the soldiers began. All the passengers and crew survived, although several people were injured. The two male hijackers were killed, while their female co-conspirators were captured and jailed for life. The hijacked Boeing 707 itself continued to be operated by Sabena for another five years before being purchased by Israel Aircraft Industries. Then sold to the Israeli Air Force, where it served as a spy plane for many years.
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Aircraft Data
The Boeing 707 was the first non military jet to be commercially successful and is generally credited as ushering in the Jet Age. It established Boeing as the worlds largest makers of airliners. Dash80 was the name of the prototype.
The 707-300 was a stretched version allowed for up to 189 passengers while a longer wing carried more fuel, increasing range by some 1,600 miles allowing the aircraft to operate to transoceanic destinations
| Country of Origin | First Flight | No. Built | No. In Service | Crew | Passengers |
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| USA | 1958 | 580 | 40 | 3 | 147 - 202 |
Power
PW JT3D-3: 18,000 lbf (80 kN) PW JT3D-7:19,000 lbf (84.4 kN)
| Engine Count | 4 | |
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* TF33 was the military version, many still in service.
Dimensions
| Length | 46.61 m. 152 ft. 11 in. |
| Wing Span | 44.42 m. 145 ft. 9 in. |
| Height | 13.03 m. 42 ft. 9 in. |
| Empty Weight | 66466 kg. 146400 lbs. |
| Max Weight | 151454 kg. 333600 lbs. |
Performance
| Max Speed | 845 kph 525 mph |
| Cruise Speed | 805 kph 500 mph |
| Ceiling | 10668 m. 35000 ft. |
| Normal Range | 5556 3000 nm km. |
| Max Range | 6917 3735 nm km. |
Display data using: Metric Imperial
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