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727-200 model airplanes |
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before the Boeing 707 was ready for service, the company had realized the
desirability of complementing this airplane with a new short/medium range
airliner, and in February, 1956, began to study the market and its requirements.
This new airplane would need good takeoff and landing characteristics for
the average runway length that was then general. Operation over "short-haul"
routes required an effective solution to a nasty problem: the provision
of the highest possible cruising speed at the lowest possible altitude,
while holding seat/mile cost to a minimum figure. Shortstage lengths meant
also a higher proportion of landings in relation to flight hours, affecting
not only the design of the landing gear, but also of servicing access to
the airplane to cater for the increased number of "turnarounds", which
are non-revenue periods. And with the capability of operating into and
out of smaller airports, often nearer to city centers, the question of
engine noise might prove a critical factor in determining final acceptance
or rejection of an airplane design. It is not surprising, therefore, that
Boeing's Preliminary Design Group spent some three years in examining almost
70 different design proposals. With estimates suggesting a potential market
for 300 or more aircraft, the first Model 727, a production airplane with
United Airlines insignia, made its maiden flight on February 9, 1963. Sales
were not up to expectations, and by late 1964 it had become clear to Boeing's
management that there was a growing demand for a higher-capacity short-range
transport airplane, and the decision to develop a stretched version (10
ft. longer fuselage) of the Model 727, the 727-200, proved the turning
point in the marketing of this aircraft. Model sales totaled 1,831 airplanes
when production ended in the early 1980s. The 727-200 was standard with
three 14,500-lb. thrust Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A turbofans, giving the
airplane (at maximum takeoff weight) a maximum speed of 621 mph at 20,500
feet, economic cruising speed of 570 mph at 24,700 feet, and a maximum
range with maximum payload of 2,487 miles. |
#AM467-AR model airplane
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All airplane models are Hand Carved, Hand Painted
Mahogany and comes fully assembled with removable desk stand. |
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Dimensions: Wingspan, 14 1/2" -Length, 18"
-Scale, 1/100
AM467-AR (United) - $129.95
AM467-KR (Delta 727/232) - $129.95
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to exacting specifications. They are hand painted, and come fully assembled
with removable desk stand.
Dimensions: Wingspan, 12 3/4" -Length, 18" -Scale,
1/100
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G11310P3R (Delta) - $134.95
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