In case you wondered what a Boeing 720 looked like on the inside during the disco-era...

by "someassemblyrequired" (someassemblyrequired)
Published 08/17/2017 at 22:32

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Or wanted a spoiler for the upcoming eclipse, here’s a video of the 1979 total eclipse, shot on board an Alaska Airlines 720.

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"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
08/17/2017 at 23:17, STARS: 2

"someassemblyrequired" (someassemblyrequired)
08/17/2017 at 23:31, STARS: 1

Southwest would have made him buy two tickets.

"Svart Smart, traded in his Smart" (svartsmart)
08/18/2017 at 00:14, STARS: 0

727?

"someassemblyrequired" (someassemblyrequired)
08/18/2017 at 00:18, STARS: 1

Nope 720 - shortened version of the 707. Alaska operated a few in the 70s.

"Svart Smart, traded in his Smart" (svartsmart)
08/18/2017 at 00:20, STARS: 0

My mistake. Super embarrassed I didn’t know that already.

"someassemblyrequired" (someassemblyrequired)
08/18/2017 at 00:21, STARS: 0

nah, they were actually pretty rare - only about 150 were made IIRC

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
08/18/2017 at 00:24, STARS: 2

154 were built. Led Zeppelin had one.

"Svart Smart, traded in his Smart" (svartsmart)
08/18/2017 at 00:28, STARS: 0

Wikipedia confirms 154 were made.

"someassemblyrequired" (someassemblyrequired)
08/18/2017 at 00:37, STARS: 1

Still rocking the JT3C’s too.