fs_addict wrote on May 3^rd, 2011 at 9:38pm:

701151 wrote on Apr 28th, 2011 at 1:25pm: Yes, Boeing gave a 717 designation to 707 models that were destined for Military uses, however this was little known, so they reused the name on the McDonnell Douglas MD-95. Yes, but I also thought they used the name on the 720 (for awhile).

the 720 was a faster longer range model of the 707. The Dodgers baseball team used one for many years.