Boeing 367-80
The Boeing 367-80 is a retired American four-engined jet prototype aircraft built by Boeing to demonstrate the advantages of jet propulsion for commercial aviation. It served as basis for the design of the KC-135 tanker and the 707 airliner.
| Boeing 367-80 | |
|---|---|
| The Dash 80 is a low wing, four-engined jet aircraft | |
| Role | Prototype transport/airliner |
| Manufacturer | Boeing |
| First flight | July 15, 1954 |
| Introduction | 1955 |
| Retired | 1970 |
| Status | Prototype, On display |
| Produced | 1954 |
| Number built | 1 |
| Developed into | Boeing C-135 Stratolifter Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker Boeing 707 |
| Career | |
| Other name(s) | Dash 80 |
| Registration | N70700 |
| Owners and operators | Boeing |
| In service | 1954–1969 |
| Preserved at | National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center |
The Boeing 367-80 first flew in 1954, less than two years from project launch. Its US$16 million cost (equivalent to $182 million today) was an enormous risk for Boeing, which at the time had no committed customers. Only one example was built, which has been retired and now preserved and is currently on public display at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum's Udvar-Hazy Center in Virginia.
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