Boeing Boeing 727
Страна: США
Год: 1963


Three turbofan airliner
Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation
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Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation

Boeing Model 727 (USA)
   On 5 December 1960 Boeing announced its intention to produce a short/medium-range jet transport designated Boeing 727. A major innovation (compared with this company’s earlier designs) was the choice of a rear-engined layout. The upper fuselage section is identical with that of the 707/720 and many parts and systems are interchangeable between the three types.
   The first production version was the Model 727-100 powered by three 62.28 kN (14,000 lb st) Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7 turbofans, with accommodation for up to 131 passengers. It was followed by the 727-100C convertible cargo-passenger; 727-100QC convertible cargo-passenger (using palletised passenger seats and galleys - and advanced cargo loading techniques - to complete conversion from all-passenger to all-cargo configuration in less than half an hour); and 727-100 Business Jet versions. The current production versions are the lengthened 727-200, accommodating 163-189 passengers; Advanced 727-200 with increased fuel capacity, ‘Superjet-look’ interior and an optional large ‘Carry-all’ compartment; and 727-200C convertible version for 137 passengers plus cargo in a mixed configuration.
   By August 1978 a total of 1,562 Model 727s had been sold, of which 1,366 had been delivered. The 727 is the only commercial transport aircraft to have exceeded 1,000 sales.
   Data (727-200): Engines three 64.5 kN (14,500 lb st) Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A turbo­fans as standard Wing span 32.92 m (108 ft 0 in) Length 46.69 m (153 ft 2 in) Max T-O weight 95,027 kg (209,500 lb) Max cruising speed 964 km/h (599 mph) Range 2,685 - 3,966 km (1,670 - 2,464 miles)
Boeing 727-282. Авиакомпания "TAP Portugal" (первоначально "Transportes Aereos Portugueses") была организована в марте 1945 года. Перевозчик использовал оба варианта самолета, -100 и -200, с 1967 по 1989 годы, когда началась их постепенная замена на Airbus A320. Самолет на рисунке (№21949) с регистрацией CS-TBW был поставлен в 1979 году и носил имя "Coimbra". В 1990 году он был продан американской авиакомпании "Sun Country".
Ethiopian operated a total of four Boeing 727-200s, the first two - ET-AHL (as illustrated here) and ’AHM - being delivered in late 1979, the third (ET-AHK) in December 1981 and the final example, ET-AJU, in December 1989. All had been retired from EA service by 1994.
Boeing 727-2A1 PP-SNG (c/n 21345) in its VASP livery at the time of the UFO/UAP incident in February 1982. Originally established by the state government of Sao Paulo in 1933, VASP frequently ran into political difficulties with the federal government and by the 1980s was struggling with inefficiency and losses.