"Spiv" wrote in message
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They took a lot from previous Boeing bombers. Look at the
wings of some of them. What a give away.


Right. The 707 wing looks just like the B-29 wing. They just bent it back.



A company that is making bombers, essentially
large transports, of course would fall back on the technology they are
familiar with. They didn't forget it, pretend it wasn't there and start
all over again.


That's what de Havilland did with the Comet.