Comments on: The 707 turns 60 https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/the-707-turns-60/ Tue, 22 Jul 2014 12:19:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Pzatchok https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/the-707-turns-60/#comment-181798 Tue, 22 Jul 2014 12:19:48 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=29720#comment-181798 To me the speed and range of transport and communications is the limiting size to a single societies size.

The radio and jet aircraft have made the idea of a one world society or even government possible.
Language is the next barrier. Break that barrier and all culture will start to meld into one at a far more rapid pace and more completely.

]]> By: Blair Ivey https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/the-707-turns-60/#comment-179540 Mon, 21 Jul 2014 05:40:55 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=29720#comment-179540 Thanks for the link; it’s a great story. Flew on the 707 Frankfurt – Boston in 1975. I’m still looking to check off the 747 (!?), 777, and 787 on my ‘bucket’ list of Boeing airliners.

Fun anecdote: Had the opportunity to fly on Hawaiian Airlines first flight of their first 717 in 2000. It still had the new plane smell.

]]> By: mpthompson https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/the-707-turns-60/#comment-179282 Sun, 20 Jul 2014 22:19:23 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=29720#comment-179282 Very nice story. I love reading about such history.

]]> By: joe https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/the-707-turns-60/#comment-178758 Sun, 20 Jul 2014 16:07:51 +0000 http://behindtheblack.com/?p=29720#comment-178758 This is what happens when you say to hell with it, we can do this and to hell with the bean counters, this was a can do moment! great find Robert!

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