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Old 6th Aug 2002, 12:34
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Possible, but unlikely. I can't find specs on the wing sweep, but on the Dash 80, which was the prototype for the 707 series, the sweep was only 35 deg. It's possible that by the time it went into production the wing had completely changed, but I doubt it.

http://www.boeing.com/commercial/707family/index.html
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