ORIGINAL: Bax
I did see a series of pictures that showed the Boeing 707 prototype with blown flaps. The airplane landed as slowly as a lightplane. Trouble was, the equipment for that mod was heavy-enough that the carrying capacity of the plane was compromised to the extent that is really wasn't useful. I'd still LOVE to see a B-707 (or equivalent) get in and out of a 2,100-foot strip, like lightplanes do!
Would you settle for a Hercy doin' it?
Don't remember which, the 707 or the 720 had the paint rubbed off the instrument panels where the pilots' shoes ground away when they were pulling the yokes to flair........