Is this a 707?

Caught this sitting at Atlantic City Airport (see thread for other aircraft at AC)

AC Aircraft https://photography-on-the.net …p?p=12671253#po​st12671253

Is this a 707?
The engines (back end) just do not look period correct?

Sure looks like one to me.

Can you make out the N number at the rear of the fuselage? Do a google search on it.

JBillings wrote in post #12671767
Sure looks like one to me.

Can you make out the N number at the rear of the fuselage? Do a google search on it.

Great idea!

Here is what I found:

N88ZL 1965 Boeing 707-330B C/N 18928

Year built: 1965
Construction Number (C/N): 18928
Aircraft Type: Fixed wing multi engine
Number of Seats: 192
Number of Engines: 4
Engine Type: Turbojet
Engine Manufacturer and Model: P & W JT3D-3&3B

Mode S Code: 53016706
Certification Class: Standard
Certification Issued: 1986-03-19
Air Worthiness Test: 2000-01-31
Last Action Taken: 2006-03-16
Current Status: Valid

It is a 707-330B owned by Lowa Ltd

Reg is N88ZL

edit: turns out i'm too slow

Yep, 707 for sure. You may be thinking the engines look 'off' if you are use to seeing current military KC-135's that have been re-engined with CMF-56 turbofan engines.

ryanapem wrote in post #12671825
Yep, 707 for sure. You may be thinking the engines look 'off' if you are use to seeing current military KC-135's that have been re-engined with CMF-56 turbofan engines.

These engines have 'thrust reversers', and as I recall, the original 707 engine spec
did not incluse this feature.

The orig engine spec had 'thrust/exhaust' cowlings out the back.

Somewhere along the way, I think the engines got updated or replaced with
updated ones.

You guys rock!
It is a 707.
Thanks you all!

707 my favorite aircraft I want to see this one and N707JT. I hate it when you can't track them anymore copied from Flightaware

LOWA LTD (MIAMI FL)
This aircraft (N88ZL) is not available for tracking per request from the owner/operator

Pure jet
These are too noisy now to land at anything other than a military base here in Aus.
Looks in good shape for 46 year old plane. Good year 65

From what it appears,"appsyscons" has the engine info correct. The interesting thing about the reversers is that they appear to be identical to the ones used on the MD-80. They look as though they have the same fairings used to cover the hydraulic actuators, except rotated 90 degrees. The original 707's had pneumatic actuated reversers doors. This 707 shown has a fully ducted fan, the original 707's had a short ducted fan which TWA and AA had in that configuration, the original 707 never had this configuration. The Douglas DC-8's had the fully ducted fan configuration on their JT3D-3B engines, but without the hydraulic reverser configuration as shown in the 707 picture, they had a translating cowl in the back. Pictures shown.

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MD83driver wrote in post #12675606
From what it appears,"appsyscons" has the engine info correct. The interesting thing about the reversers is that they appear to be identical to the ones used on the MD-80. They look as though they have the same fairings used to cover the hydraulic actuators, except rotated 90 degrees. The original 707's had pneumatic actuated reversers doors. This 707 shown has a fully ducted fan, the original 707's had a short ducted fan which TWA and AA had in that configuration, the original 707 never had this configuration. The Douglas DC-8's had the fully ducted fan configuration on their JT3D-3B engines, but without the hydraulic reverser configuration as shown in the 707 picture, they had a translating cowl in the back. Pictures shown.

From file photos, this is how I remember the 707 engines looking.

From early 60's, Life Magazine

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appsyscons wrote in post #12676870
From file photos, this is how I remember the 707 engines looking.

From early 60's, Life Magazine

This is before they had the bypass fan design to quiet the engines down. If I recall, these engines used water-injection to boost thrust for take-off - they used to leave very long trails of thick black exhaust fumes on take-off.

In 1981 I rode on a TWA 707 from St. Louis to Kansas City. I had a window seat in front of the wing. The engines were flexing a bit in the wing pylons. Never had a concern.

gator1970 wrote in post #12678361
This is before they had the bypass fan design to quiet the engines down. If I recall, these engines used water-injection to boost thrust for take-off - they used to leave very long trails of thick black exhaust fumes on take-off.

The aount of good information and expertise, on sites like this, always amazes me.

Thanks.