CODC10 From United States of America, joined Jul 2000, 2167 posts, RR: 8 Reply 1, posted (1 year 4 months 1 day 22 hours ago) and read 8527 times:
Great video. I recall this montage being included in an old Paul Havis video on the 727 from the early 90s. I believe it is stock footage from Boeing. Nice to see "Ju Ju" in there!
ContnlEliteCMH From United States of America, joined Mar 2005, 1436 posts, RR: 50 Reply 3, posted (1 year 4 months 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 8254 times:
Best-looking airliner ever produced, in my opinion. The tail is simply majestic.
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EA CO AS From United States of America, joined Nov 2001, 12559 posts, RR: 64 Reply 8, posted (1 year 4 months 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 7501 times:
Quoting American 767 (Thread starter): My thought: The 727 is a big classic in civil aviation like Shakespeare is a big classic in English literature.
Back in the day when I was a punk kid non-revving on EA all the time, I remember thinking, "Aw man, not another 727!" when getting on a flight, as I was hoping for an A300 or L1011.
And of course now I'd kill for the opportunity to fly a commercial flight with B727 equipment! Funny thing, perspective...
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PA110 From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 1950 posts, RR: 26 Reply 10, posted (1 year 4 months 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 7439 times:
For those of us of "a certain age" the 727 was the most common aircraft type flown, particularly in North America. Over the course of several decades, I've managed to fly 727s on:
Pan Am
TWA
American
United
Eastern
Delta
Continental
Northwest
National
Western
Piedmont
US Air
Air Canada
Air Jamaica
Lufthansa
Royal Jordanian
Iran Air
Air Afrique (wet lease from JAT)
Edited to remove funky code errors on defunct airlines
warden145 From United States of America, joined Aug 2010, 426 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (1 year 4 months 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 7371 times:
Quoting CODC10 (Reply 1): I recall this montage being included in an old Paul Havis video on the 727 from the early 90s.
I actually still have that Paul Havis Video...it was called "Building and Test-Flying the Boeing 727 and 747". I probably watched that video once or twice a week when I was in middle school...I had the whole thing memorized by 8th grade There was a similar montage for the 747 also; not sure if that ever made it to YouTube.
Quoting PM (Reply 7): Sadly, I only ever got to fly on five of them: Dan-Air, Delta, Continental and Aerolineas Argentinas (2). Great planes.
You're lucky that you got to fly on any of them...while I remember seeing countless 727's flying into both SJC and LAX (as well as SFO, but I didn't go there as often as a child), I never had an opportunity to fly one...flew on countless MD-80's and JT-8D-powered 737's, but never got a 727 flight. Magnificent ship, although she can't take the "most beautiful" crown away from the mighty 707 IMHO. The 727 can share the #2 spot with the 747 on my list
ghifty From United States of America, joined Jul 2010, 754 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (1 year 4 months 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 7308 times:
Quoting PA110 (Reply 10):
For those of us of "a certain age" the 727 was the most common aircraft type flown, particularly in North America. Over the course of several decades, I've managed to fly 727s on:
Pan Am
TWA
American
United
Eastern
Delta
Continental
Northwest
National
Western
Piedmont
US Air
Air Canada
Air Jamaica
Lufthansa
Royal Jordanian
Iran Air
Air Afrique (wet lease from JAT)
Edited to remove funky code errors on defunct airlines
kiwiandrew From New Zealand, joined Jun 2005, 8435 posts, RR: 15 Reply 13, posted (1 year 4 months 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 7298 times:
Quoting PA110 (Reply 10): For those of us of "a certain age" the 727 was the most common aircraft type flown, particularly in North America.
I'm 'of a certain age' too, however, in this part of the world 727's were few and far between ( although our neighbours, the Aussies, had plenty of them) so I have had a grand total of 1 727 flight , in 1988, on UA from YVR-SEA ( I had actually been ticketed on a CP flight operated by a 737-200, but they canned the flight and rerouted me. It seemed appropriate to me to arrive in Seattle in what was still at that time Boeing's most successful airliner. Amazing to think that back then a route such as YVR-SEA was flown by mainline aircraft.
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azoreslover From United States of America, joined Jun 2004, 744 posts, RR: 8 Reply 15, posted (1 year 4 months 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 7201 times:
This is my all-time favorite aircraft to fly on. And one of the most beautiful planes ever. Since my first 727 flight on TWA back in the 1960s I have been in love with it. Fortunately, over the years, I was lucky to be able to fly it uncounted times on various airlines, including up and down California on PSA a few times.
It was definitely becoming maintenance intensive, I suspect, if my final three flights on it are any indication. Two DL and one UA, and all three of my last 727 flights were delayed due to mx issues. But they were all fixed, and we did depart on those flights, although late.
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CairnterriAIR From United States of America, joined Jun 2008, 337 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (1 year 4 months 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 6994 times:
Very cool video! I'm also of the age where there was a time where nearly every flight was aboard a 727. I've flown aboard 727's operated by:
TWA
Delta
Eastern
American
UsAir
Continental
Peoplexpress
Mexicana
Northwest
Republic
Piedmont
Pan Am
seabosdca From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 4277 posts, RR: 4 Reply 18, posted (1 year 4 months 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 6796 times:
I had a number of 727 flights with Pan Am's European operation, and a few domestically as well. My overwhelming memory is of the loudness. They were louder than JT8D-powered twins, louder than turbofan-powered DC-8s, louder than pretty much anything else I ever flew on.
But they sure do look pretty.
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JAAlbert From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 1190 posts, RR: 1 Reply 19, posted (1 year 4 months 1 day ago) and read 6693 times:
I remember watching my Dad climb up into the AA 727s (with the old lightning bolt stripe) from the rear stairs on his business trips. We'd all head out to the airport in Tucson to wish him goodbye and then he'd head out across the tarmac to the rear entrance. I was green with envy!
bohica From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 2407 posts, RR: 0 Reply 20, posted (1 year 4 months 1 day ago) and read 6665 times:
Some may think I'm nuts, but I used to ask the gate agents if there were any seats in the last couple rows of a 727. Back there I usually had a row of seats to myself and I could sleep to the hum of those engines. I miss the good ole 727.
ltbewr From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 12330 posts, RR: 12 Reply 22, posted (1 year 4 months 23 hours ago) and read 6192 times:
I flew on 727's from the early 1980's to the mid-1990'sa number of times including on TWA, Eastern, PanAm, PeopleExpress, Trump, UA, US, including LGA-DCA, EWR/LGA to Florida and probably a few other places. I even remember using the tail stirs on them to exit af few times.
They were true workhorses, probably the first commercial a/c many were on in their era. The few today are freighters, a few pax charters or private a/c. Unfortunately, they did age, hours and cycled out, too noisy, became more difficult to fix and less affordable as to fuel usage. Of course some of their 'DNA' still exists in the 737, 757 and in part is connected to the great 707.
EWRandMDW From United States of America, joined Jul 2006, 379 posts, RR: 0 Reply 23, posted (1 year 4 months 22 hours ago) and read 5861 times:
I flew in 727s several dozen times. My flights were on:
United (100s and 200s)
American (200s)
Eastern (100s and 200s)
Delta (200s)
Piedmont (200s)
US Air (200s)
PeoplExpress (200s)
Kiwi Int'l (200s)
Continental (100s and 200s)
Air Canada (200s)
747400sp From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 3301 posts, RR: 2 Reply 24, posted (1 year 4 months 22 hours ago) and read 5796 times:
Other than the 747 and if built the 2707, the 727 is the best looking airliner that was design by Boeing. It even looks like it want to go fast.
25 Tomassjc: First 727 flight ...July 1967 UA 727-100 "California Commuter" (all Y class) SAN-LAX coming back from SeaWorld on my 9th birthday with the stewardesse
26 bmacleod: Not sure about AC having the 727 as it's backbone but it came close. It had a similar number of passenger DC-8-'s from 1974-1983. View Large View Medi
27 SCL767: The B-727-100s were the backbone of LAN Chile's jet fleet from the late 1960's through the mid-1970's. LAN Chile B-727-116C at MIA: View Large View Me
28 Cargolex: That's a nice video. It was great seeing Eastern in there, as my family flew Eastern 727s several times, along with TWA, Delta, and United 727s over t
29 zippyjet: Great video! I especially got a kick out of the young boy feeding Bambi right as the 727 was rolling by.
30 maxpower1954: I was fortunante to fly the 727 as co-pilot and flight engineer for World, Piedmont and USAir from 1985 to 1991. My favorite airliner of all time - it
31 Flyingsottsman: What a great video, certinly brings back memorys of Ansett and TAA later to become Australian applying their trades across Australia. Only flew 727 tw
32 deltadudejg: I honestly wish I was born a few years earlier, I started spotting when some of the very last 732s were flying around, I literally just missed the who
33 delta2ual: My favorite plane (next to the L1011). I remember working the DL Shuttle flights and I would walk down the back air stairs and sit and watch the plane
34 milesrich: The Three Holer was definitely the backbone of the domestic fleet as the young Eastern non rev'er stated, I too used to think, oh, another 727, and i
35 Viscount724: I also wouldn't consider the 727 a backbone of AC's fleet. They were a late 727 customer (first one delivered 1974, a decade after most U.S. carries
36 Aircellist: Air Canada, Iberia and Air France...
37 CWAFlyer: Quite likely my favorite passenger airplane after the L-1011. The ones I've flown on TWA 100 and 200 United 200 Delta 200 Western 200 Sun Country 200
38 GSPSPOT: Man, I'd LOVE to see/hear a 727 on approach over my house into our local commercial airport! My family lived under an approach path to MOB growing up
39 RWA380: I used to fly a lot between PDX & SEA back in the day just for fun, fares were cheap, flights were plentiful this was when almost every carrier fl
41 TheRedBaron: I managed to fly in the 727-100 the 200 and the 200 ADV. If I remember correctly : Mexicana Western Airlines TWA Pan Am Iberia Taca American Airlines
44 n729pa: I remember the 727s we used to get at LHR too in the late 1980s, LH, IB, FI, TP, AF, TK, LN, TU, AT, AH, JU, PA, TWA, RB, IA, OA....ah the there were
45 DCA-ROCguy: Graet video! Thank you for posting. Back in my high school, college, and early post-college days the 727 ruled the skies at medium-size airports like
46 PGNCS: I agree with you. Detested that thing. Glad they are (almost) gone. Flew it. Hated it.
47 ckfred: If you went to ORD in the late 70s, you would see 727s for the following either parked at a gate or somewhere on the field: American United Continenta
48 Arrow: Canadian a.netters "of a certain age" might remember that one of the country's charter pioneers -- Max Ward -- bought a 727-100 to launch Wardair. As
49 United_fan: I'm not as old as Jim. But I remember AA ,DL (of course!) UA and PE putting 727's into ROC. We still get a Cappy 727 every morning and sometimes it f
50 sccutler: Hmm. On whose three-holers did I fly? AA (my first jetliner flight, as well), right as they entered AA's fleet) DL BN (a LOT) SWA CO MG (Champion Air
51 Viscount724: The 727 didn't launch Wardair but it was their first jet (and the first Boeing jet sold in Canada). Their first longhaul charters to Europe began sev
52 DCA-ROCguy: Hey....I resemble that remark!! It's great that we still get a single 727...keeping the flame alive. I flew People Express once from the wooden, peak
53 milesrich: The 727 flew to just about every point in the US from ORD, including SFO, LAX, OAK, SJC, and I think, SEA and PDX. I believe that after the 720 was r
54 doulasc: It surprises me that Western Airlines never had a Boeing 727-100,Pan Am never had the 727-200(prior to the National Airlines merger),Delta never had t
55 United_fan: I remember when mom and dad would take me there just to watch planes . Guess i know where i caught the bug
56 safetyDemo: Curious why you hated the airplane? As for me ... I grew up flying on the 727 when DL operated it between ATL and PHL. I remember some long take-off
58 warden145: After seeing that comment, I just had to do a search...and, this was what I found: The last one (the 737) really surprised me...I'm guessing that the
59 727tiger: My first flight; hence, part of my username. Flew 727s on: Braniff (first) TWA American Delta Eastern Piedmont
60 tb727: A6-EMA is an excellent aircraft, that's my bird![Edited 2012-01-24 13:24:10]
61 desertjets: I began flying a bit later than many A.netters, I had turned 11 by my first plane flight. But my first flight was on a 727-200 -- United from PHX to O
62 zippyjet: I share those same sentiments! If you would have told me my final 727 flight would be June 6, 1980, I'd have told you WTF? I too took this three hold
63 q120: It was also the longest 727 route in the world when they operated it.
64 TOMMY767: I never liked them either. On a few accounts: 1. SJU-EWR on AA in 1995. I went to the bathroom in the way back and got freaked out becaue it was loud
65 DCA-ROCguy: It just seems like yesterday that the 737-300 was a new aircraft that I looked forward to flying! My first one was a Piedmont 733 from their EWR focu
66 milesrich: 1980, is that a typo. Airlines were still taking deliveries of passenger 727-200A's then. Delta flew them for another 24 years, United for 21, Americ
67 MarkC: When I was a child, the company my father worked for had an ex LH 100 that was configured as a business jet with 44 seats. The cabin was arranged in g
68 RWA380: Well that beats my Calder 727-200 experience all to heck, Wow what a great experience you've had. A true A.netters wet dream. It should have started
69 delawareusa: Great aircraft, miss it. I've flown 727 on: Lufthansa American Us air(ways) Piedmont United Continental Mexicana Air Canada Pan Am UPS Braniff ATA TWA
70 wedgetail737: The 727 was my favorite airliner back in the day. I had the priviledge to fly on the following: United Delta Korean Air Alaska Piedmont USAir American
71 zippyjet: That was my last flight until June of 1995! 15 long years of not flying. No wonder why I don't wax nostalgic for the Regan years/decade of big hair a
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There was a similar montage for the 747 also; not sure if that ever made it to YouTube.
Magnificent ship, although she can't take the "most beautiful" crown away from the mighty 707 IMHO. The 727 can share the #2 spot with the 747 on my list 
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I miss the good ole 727.
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