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OverviewAlthough the Boeing 707 is known worldwide as the machine which took civil aviation from the piston engine era into that of the jet engine, what is very often not known is that its existence was only made possible by the success of its immediate predecessor, the KC 135, a flying fuel tank used for refuelling the strategic B 52 bomber, also made by Boeing. Although these two models came from the same prototype, the Dash 80, which first flew in July 1954, they were in fact two radically different machines sharing only a limited number of common features. More than 800 KC 135s were produced spawning an impressive number of variants and specialised versions, from training astronauts to collecting samples, from transporting headquarters staff to waging electronic warfare. More than 1000 Boeing 707s were built up to the end of the 20th century and also had a long career with various versions and re-engined variants, the last machines coming off the production lines, so the story goes, destined for the military market, in the form of the E 3 Sentry which will remain in service into the middle of the present century. 500 photographs Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dominique Breffort , Andre JouineauPublisher: Histoire & Collections Imprint: Histoire & Collections Edition: Large type edition Dimensions: Width: 21.00cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 29.60cm Weight: 1.701kg ISBN: 9782352500759ISBN 10: 2352500753 Pages: 212 Publication Date: 09 December 2008 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationDominique Breffort, editor of the journal WingMasters, is a passionate historian with 30 years of knowledge on his subjects. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |