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and 787 Dreamliner tend to headline conversations regarding Boeing's best passenger planes, one can easily argue that the 727 also deserves its share of attention, even if the manufacturer stopped ...
A MAN who turned “Pablo Escobar’s plane” into the “world’s coolest Airbnb” is now locked in a bitter planning row with ...
Boeing's 727 came about after the successful development and launch of its mid-to long-range 707 model, which made its first flight in December 1957 and began its commercial career in October 1958.
The 727 narrowbody offers some 70 feet of cabin length and 12 feet of width to work with, per Boeing specs. There's also a kitchen on board, complete with a dishwasher, two ovens, and a small ...
The 727 was also a hotrod, befitting the era in which it was conceived. NASA was going to the moon, Detroit to the races, and some guys at Boeing decided the time was ripe for a short-takeoff-and ...
On the 727, Boeing completely changed the shape of the wings from the norm. Triple-slot flaps came from the back edge and leads came out in front of the wings.
The first Boeing 727 — a model that became one of the company’s top-selling planes of all time — will take to the skies one last time after a 25-year restoration effort. It’s bound for its ...
The Boeing 727 exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry was a bit of a curiosity before — a striking, expansive silver monument to air travel from below, inside mostly a chance to (hoora… ...
With its gleaming silver underbelly and three colossal jet engines, the Museum of Science and Industry’s Boeing 727 doesn’t really require a boarding pass to inspire awe. But the folks at MSI ...
Flying a domestic Iranian route, a 38-year-old Boeing 727-200 owned by Iran Aseman Airlines entered the history books in mid-January after a journey documented by journalist Babak Taghvaee on Twitter.