Boeing 707's at Schiphol (oldies)

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I can't resist to add a few of mine to this excellent topic ! :o
(1) SU-DAB Schiphol 13-6-1987
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(2) 4X-ABA at Schiphol , 13-8-1966
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(3) AP-AXK at Schiphol , 8-1980
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Wooow great pics everyone. Looking at the surroundings most of these shots were taken at a time when I was just getting into planes and stuff. So I was probably a few months old. The old SPL scenery is a nice bonus.

But Ger do you know what the strange ´fin´ is under the tail on this bird you shot??
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Hi Thermal

That fin is not so strange, early in its development the 707 had directional stability problems. This extra fin was therefore added under the tail.
If you have a good look at the PIA and ELAL on this page they also have the fin.

All 720's also had this fin because of the shorter fuselage which means a smaller "momentum" force from the tail.
(See the Air Malta 720 and Aerneflug on page 2 of this subject).

Originally all 707's and also the KC135's had a smaller (less high) tail. This was later changed to the model we all know now.
A lot of the KC135's received the lager tail from retired civil 707's in a special refitting programme (they also got their engines),
that is why there were so many retired civil 707's at Davis Monthan.

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