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Israel's Boeing 707 tanker era nears end: The replacement aircraft that hauls roughly 15% more fuel

Aerial refueling is a crucial component of modern air power, and a capable tanker fleet enables sustained operations over distant areas. Without these connectors and enablers, aircraft would be ...
Flightglobal

Boeing 707 retirements prompt Australian tanker-transport shortfall

The Royal Australian Air Force is facing a six- to 18-month gap in the availability of operational in-flight refuelling aircraft, as a result of plans… The Royal Australian Air Force is facing a six- ...
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The aerial refueling aircraft used in Operation Epic Fury were created from a single $16 million Boeing prototype. See the 'Dash 80.'

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Boeing 367-80 Jet Transport prototype led to the development of the Boeing 707 and KC-135. Known as "Dash 80," the Boeing ...

In 1955, The First Boeing 707 Did A Barrel Roll Over Lake Washington

In 1955, spectators of a hydroplane race on Lake Washington in Seattle were treated to an unexpected thrill when Boeing's prototype 707 went inverted.
American Enterprise Institute

The Tanker Decision Goes to Boeing–and Smears Fly

Perhaps it was inevitable. After ten years of contentious wrangling and with tens of billions of dollars going to the winner of the competition to build the U.S. Air Force’s next fleet of tankers, no ...
AOL

The aerial refueling aircraft used in Operation Epic Fury were created from a single $16 million Boeing prototype. See the 'Dash 80.'

The Boeing 367-80 Jet Transport prototype led to the development of the Boeing 707 and KC-135. Known as "Dash 80," the Boeing 367-80 flew for the first time in 1954 and revolutionized air travel. Only ...