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FAA 707 And 727? Why?  
User currently offlineN328KF From United States of America, joined exactly 9 years ago today! , 6222 posts, RR: 3
Posted (6 years 6 months 2 weeks 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 1889 times:

Why did the Federal Aviation Administration order a 707-020 and a 727-100?

http://www.boeing.com/commercial/orders/

(Search on "FAA" as a customer.)

[Edited 2006-11-09 23:20:23]


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User currently offlineFlyUSCG From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 656 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (6 years 6 months 2 weeks 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 1849 times:

Well I couldn't find them. But I do know the FAA uses their 727 for ILS testing and other kind of approach stuff. They come here to Prescott every year or so and test out and calibrate our ILS.


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User currently offlineWarreng24 From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 683 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (6 years 6 months 2 weeks 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 1832 times:

I'm waiting for certain members of this forum to start screaming that the FAA purchase is rock solid evidence of the US Government's subsidy of Boeing.

User currently offlineEmSeeEye From United States of America, joined Jun 2006, 507 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (6 years 6 months 2 weeks 3 days 8 hours ago) and read 1728 times:

Quoting Warreng24 (Reply 2):
I'm waiting for certain members of this forum to start screaming that the FAA purchase is rock solid evidence of the US Government's subsidy of Boeing.

Hmmm... the US Govt buying a US built product. Sounds fishy to me!

User currently offlineL-188 From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 29350 posts, RR: 62
Reply 4, posted (6 years 6 months 2 weeks 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 1625 times:

Their inspectors need to be current on the same catagory aircraft as the people they are inspecting. So that is why the FAA has a couple of the larger aircraft. They spend their time on research projects, and to keep FAA inspectors current.

I am sure now they just buy sim time.

Also the FAA had a Convair 880, so it isn't just a Boeing thing.


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User currently offlineJetjack74 From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 7336 posts, RR: 52
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Quoting N328KF (Thread starter):
Why did the Federal Aviation Administration order a 707-020 and a 727-100?

The 720 registered N-23, was purchased by the FAA in 1963 after it was rejected by Braniff. It was a transport for FAA officials for crash investigations and other duties. It was retired in 1975 and stored in MHV until 1983. It was used as a remote controlled testbed, until it was intentionally crashed at EDW to test a fuel additive that failed. I would assume the 727 was used for testing as well. I do remember the 727 being used for wake turbulance in the case of USAir 427 crash.


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User currently offlineL-188 From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 29350 posts, RR: 62
Reply 6, posted (6 years 6 months 2 weeks 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 1515 times:

Quoting Jetjack74 (Reply 5):
I would assume the 727 was used for testing as well. I do remember the 727 being used for wake turbulance in the case of USAir 427 crash.

They also used it for some frangable concrete tests a few years back also.


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User currently offlineJetjack74 From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 7336 posts, RR: 52
Reply 7, posted (6 years 6 months 2 weeks 3 days 2 hours ago) and read 1475 times:		 Support Airliners.net - become a First Class Member!

Quoting L-188 (Reply 6):
They also used it for some frangable concrete tests a few years back also.

Was that the emergency runway arrestment system?


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