# \#boeing-720

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## [Boeing 720—The Forgotten Airliner](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/boeing-720-the-forgotten-airliner/2412)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
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**Last updated:** [10 December 2022 20:15 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/boeing-720-the-forgotten-airliner/2412 "2022-12-10T20:15:34Z")

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After the introduction of the Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8 jet airliners, passengers wanted to fly on jets, not noisy piston engine propeller planes that flew through, not over, the weather. But the origina…