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Boeing 727
The Boeing 727 is a three-engine jet with a T-tail and its trio of Pratt & Whitney JT8D turbofans at the rear, two on the sides of the fuselage and one in the tail. Boeing announced it in December 1960 for shorter runways than the 707 needed, and it first flew on February 9, 1963. It was the first Boeing jetliner with an auxiliary power unit and triple-slotted flaps. The longer 727-200 arrived in 1967, and when production at Renton ended in 1984 with a freighter for Federal Express, Boeing had built 1,832.
The variants side by side
| Variant | Range | Seats | Length | First flight | Status | Flights seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 727-200 | – | About 134 in two classes (up to 189) | 153 ft 2 in (46.68 m) | – | Still flying with a few operators | 27 |
Flights seen in US airspace in the last 14 days (public flight data).