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Old Mar 22, 2001 | 9:00 pm
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717(-100) was the original design of the 707 (or 367 as it was originally designated). The fuselage was too narrow (5-abreast) and the airlines got Boeing to widen the fuselage to 6-abreast. The U.S.A.F. C/KC-135s are "717"s.

707/717 history according to Boeing
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