Amid all the 787 roll-out hoopla, perhaps the coolest event went unnoticed. On Saturday night, Boeing had all of the 787 airline representatives at an event at the Museum of Flight. At 7:07 PM, an Omega Air Refueling Services 707 landed in front of the crowd (after taking off from Paine Field in Everrett). At 7:17, an AirTran 717 landed. This continued until 8:17 when an Air France 777-300ER landed. In the end, the 717, 727, 737, 747, 757, 767, and 777 were lined up nose-to-tail on the taxiway. It is the first time Boeing has had every 7-series airplane in the same place (not counting the 787, which couldn't make the flight, of course).
From right to left, 707, 717, 727, 737, 747, 757, 767, 777.
To the right of the 777, perpendicular to the 777 is the dreamlifter. This is a modified 747 that transports 787 parts.
Not a good view but similar to a 747 but with the hump extended towards back of airplane.
On the right, towards the top of photo is 5 airplanes. One is the first 747 (the largest one) and the concorde should speak for itself.
The other 3, I have no idea.
Enjoy!
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Being an airplane nerd, the other three planes are... between the Concord and the 747 sort of leading the pack is a 707 that served as airforce one until it was replaced in the 1990's. Tucked behind that is a 727 and then to the left behind the Concord is a 737 that was used by NASA as a reseach platform.
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