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The Boeing 720 is an 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.
The Starship, N7201U (S/N: 17907), was the first Boeing 720 built. It was delivered to United Airlines in October 1960 and then purchased in 1973 by Contemporary Entertainment. [1] English rock band Led Zeppelin used the aircraft for their 1973 and 1975 North American concert tours.
Monarch Airlines Boeing 720, in the livery of the era, at London Luton Airport in 1979. During 1971, Monarch entered the jet age, having completed arrangements for the acquisition of an initial batch of three Boeing 720B jetliners to its fleet. [19] [20] [21] The airline's first commercial jet service took to the air on 13 December 1971. [18]
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August 16: An Avianca 720-047 (HK-723) crashed after encountering a rain squall on landing at Mexico City, Mexico; no casualties happened. [1] September 7: An Air France 707-328 (F-BHSH) was bombed by seven masked men on the ground while parked at Ajaccio, Corsica. [1] [43]
N833NA, the Boeing 720 aircraft involved in the test. NASA and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) conducted a joint program for the acquisition, demonstration, and validation of technology for the improvement of transport aircraft occupant crash survivability using a large, four-engine, remotely piloted transport airplane in a controlled impact demonstration (CID).
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