Boeing 720 / 720B Short- to Medium-Range Jet Airliner Family
The Boeing 720 was a shortened and lighter derivative of the 707 designed for short- to medium-range airline routes and airports with shorter runways. First flown in 1959, it brought four-engine jet service to domestic and regional networks worldwide; the later 720B introduced JT3D turbofans, and 154 aircraft were built before the 727 and 737 assumed the market. Retired airframes later served as freighters, test aircraft, and museum exhibits.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Boeing 720Boeing 720B707-020Model 720Model 720B
- Family Name
- Boeing 720
- Full Name
- Boeing 720 / 720B Short- to Medium-Range Jet Airliner Family
- Roles
- airlinercargo
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Boeing 720 was a shortened and lighter derivative of the 707 designed for short- to medium-range airline routes and airports with shorter runways. First flown in 1959, it brought four-engine jet service to domestic and regional networks worldwide; the later 720B introduced JT3D turbofans, and 154 aircraft were built before the 727 and 737 assumed the market. Retired airframes later served as freighters, test aircraft, and museum exhibits.
- Dimensions
- Height M
- 12.7
- Length M
- 41.3
- Wingspan M
- 39.9
- First Flight Year
- 1,959
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 4
- Placement
- wing
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Variant Notes
- Pratt & Whitney JT3C-7 turbojets on early 720 aircraft; the canonical relationship is family-level because the live node represents the J57/JT3C lineage.
- Name
- Boeing 720 turbojet installation
- Entries
- Count
- 4
- Placement
- wing
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Variant Notes
- Pratt & Whitney JT3D-3 turbofans on the 720B; the canonical relationship is family-level because the live node represents the JT3D/TF33 lineage.
- Name
- Boeing 720B turbofan installation
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- Creation Time
- July 30, 2026 at 20:24:33 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 22, 2026 at 04:55:15 UTC