The Boeing 707-100, the first of the 707 family of jetliners, revolutionized air travel and played a pivotal role in the development of the commercial aviation industry.
Introduced in 1958, the 707-100 was a mid-size, long-range jetliner capable of carrying up to 189 passengers. It had a distinctive swept-wing design and four powerful Pratt & Whitney JT3C turbojet engines, providing it with a cruising speed of Mach 0.84 and a range of over 4,000 miles.
