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Boeing 720
United States · Early Jet (1946–1969)
The Boeing 720 is a retired American narrow-body airliner produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Announced in July 1957 as a 707 derivative for shorter flights from shorter runways, the 720 first flew on November 23, 1959. Its type certificate was issued on June 30, 1960, and it entered service with United Airlines on July 5, 1960. A total of 154 Boeing 720s and 720Bs were built; production ended in 1967. As a derivative, the 720 had low development costs, allowing profitability despite relatively few sales.
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Domain
- Civil
- Era
- Early Jet (1946–1969)
- Country
- United States
- Operator
- United Airlines; {{Ubl|Western Airlines|Eastern Air Lines|Northwest Airlines
- Status
- Retired
- Service Entry
- 1960
- Produced
- 1959–1967[https://www.boeing.c
- Engine
- 4× turbojet engine
- Thrust / Power
- 12000 lbf each
- Length (ft)
- 136
- Wingspan (ft)
- 130
- Empty Weight (lb)
- 110800
- MTOW (lb)
- 229300
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 42000
- Range (mi)
- 3222
- Max Speed (mph)
- 460
- Max Speed (Mach)
- 0.906