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               Boeing 727-200 series


The versatility and reliability of the Boeing 727, first trijet introduced into commercial service, made it the best-selling airliner in the world during the first 30 years of jet transport service. 

The jet age essentially began in 1952 with the introduction of the British-designed de Havilland Comet. Several jetliners, including the Boeing 707, were developed before the 727 but none came close to its sales record. 

Production of the 727 extended from the early 1960s to August 1984 -- a remarkable length of time considering the original market forecast was for 250 airplanes. As it turned out, 1,831 were delivered. Twenty years later, when the last one was delivered, this versatile fleet was carrying 13 million passengers each month. As of December 1995, more than 1,500 of the reliable aircraft were still in service. 

On Jan. 13, 1991, the first 727 built, which had been in continual service with United Airlines since 1964, finally made its last commercial flight and was donated to the Museum of Flight in Seattle. 

Introduced into service in February 1964, the 727 trijet became an immediate hit with flight crews and passengers alike. With a fuselage width the same as the 707 (and the later 737 and 757), it provided jet luxury on shorter routes. With sophisticated triple-slotted trailing edge flaps and new leading-edge slats, the 727 had unprecedented low-speed landing and takeoff performance for a commercial jet and could be accommodated by smaller airports than the 707 required. 

The 727, like all Boeing jetliners, was continually modified to fit the changing market. It began with the -100 series of which 407 were sold. This was followed by the -100C convertible that featured a main-deck side cargo door allowing it to carry either cargo pallets or passengers, or a combination of both, on the main deck. Boeing built 164 of these. 

The 727-200, introduced in December 1967, had increased gross weight and a 20-foot longer fuselage that could accommodate as many as 189 passengers in all-tourist configuration. In all its variations, 1,245 of the -200s were sold. The last version, the 727-200F with a 58,000-pound, 11-pallet cargo capability, ended the line in September 1984. Fifteen of these were sold to Federal Express. 

Structural improvements, a more powerful engine and greater fuel capacity led to the Advanced 727-200 in May 1971. This advanced series had improved payload/range capability, better runway performance and a completely restyled "wide-body look" as standard equipment. 

Lufthansa and Air Algerie put 727s with the new interior into service in April 1971. Passenger response was enthusiastic and by November 1972 this spacious interior was standard equipment on all production 707, 727 and 737 aircraft, and was offered for retrofit as well. 

Later performance improvements for the 727 included another gross weight boost, from a maximum 170,000 pounds (77,122 kg) to 191,000 pounds (86,600 kg) for the Advanced version. On February 3, 1972, another increase to 208,000 pounds (94,348 kg) was announced, together with the purchase of three of the "heavyweights" by Sterling Airways of Denmark which finally raised it to 210,000 pounds (95,300 kg). 

The 727 became the best selling airliner in history when orders passed the 1,000 mark in September 1972. By January 1983, orders reached 1,831. One Boeing-owned test airplane brought the grand total to 1,832. Today, only the Boeing model 737 has surpassed that total. 

On Dec. 5, 1977, the worldwide 727 fleet carried its one billionth (1,000,000,000) passenger -- a mark never attained before by a commercial aircraft. By September 1995, the number had reached 4.2 billion. 

One hundred and one customers purchased new 727s from Boeing, although dozens more have placed the airplane type into service as "second tier" operators. More than 200 727s built as passenger airplanes have been converted to freighters, a process that continues today. 


The above has been reprinted from the Boeing home page
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