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re: Was the 727 the best-looking plane (edit) "airliner" designed at its time?
Posted on 6/21/22 at 10:46 pm to Baw Vivant
Posted on 6/21/22 at 10:46 pm to Baw Vivant
I personally can’t wait to see the new Air Force One’s. They should be ready for some flight tests late 2023-24
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Posted on 6/21/22 at 10:59 pm to Hangover Haven
For a narrow body, give me the 757. Maybe it's the length (twss 
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Posted on 6/21/22 at 11:09 pm to Hangover Haven
I’ve actually flown this exact airplane. 
Posted on 6/21/22 at 11:41 pm to Mike da Tigah
quote:Flew to Rio on an L10-11. It was my favorite airline. It was quiet, nine seats to a row and they were comfy, and a lower galley. That plane also was first fly by wire aircraft.
I was always partial to the L-1011 since it was the first plane I flew on and it was huge compared to the 727, which was the second plane I flew on as a kid.
Posted on 6/21/22 at 11:47 pm to Mike da Tigah
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I was always partial to the L-1011 since it was the first plane I flew on and it was huge compared to the 727, which was the second plane I flew on as a kid.
An L-1011 was the first wide body I flew on and it was sweet. Not sure why Lockheed stopped making them.
Posted on 6/22/22 at 12:11 am to Hangover Haven
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Was the 727 the best-looking plane (edit) "airliner" designed at its time?
Hmm that’s a close one. I always liked the tri-jets! The obvious upward thrust line on the pylon mounted engines caught my attention.
Posted on 6/22/22 at 3:18 am to AlwysATgr
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L-1011 was the first wide body I flew on and it was sweet. Not sure why Lockheed stopped making them.
They were losing money. McDonnell Douglas beat them to market with the DC-10, and in retrospect, the market for three engine widebodies wasn’t big enough for both.
Posted on 6/22/22 at 5:58 am to Hangover Haven
A-10 Warthog
Posted on 6/22/22 at 6:05 am to billjamin
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interesting topic since the industry has moved away from rear power units.
Why is that?
Posted on 6/22/22 at 7:41 am to mtntiger
They added a latch on the outside that would actuate when in motion to not allow the stairs to be lowered in flight. I heard it called the DB Cooper latch.
Posted on 6/22/22 at 8:28 am to CaptainsWafer
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Why is that?
The cost of operation and the main advantages of the 3-engine configuration (whether 1 or 3 in the tail) are all gone now.
Posted on 6/22/22 at 8:31 am to Hangover Haven
I'm partial to the piston engine era myself.
My Favorite is the Boeing 314...Pan-Am's "Clipper of the Sky"
My Favorite is the Boeing 314...Pan-Am's "Clipper of the Sky"
Posted on 6/22/22 at 8:31 am to Hangover Haven
They were loud that’s all I know.
FedEx used to fly them out of LFT as recently as 2012. Every night I thought we were under attack. No hush kits installed on these bad boys
FedEx used to fly them out of LFT as recently as 2012. Every night I thought we were under attack. No hush kits installed on these bad boys
Posted on 6/22/22 at 8:40 am to Tigeralum2008
Am I seeing that correct? Is that a person in the engine bay? Why?
Posted on 6/22/22 at 8:42 am to jcaz
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They were loud that’s all I know.
very loud, very macho, and pretty fast for an airliner
Posted on 6/22/22 at 8:47 am to OSqueal
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They added a latch on the outside that would actuate when in motion to not allow the stairs to be lowered in flight. I heard it called the DB Cooper latch
Cooper Vane
Posted on 6/22/22 at 8:49 am to Hangover Haven
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Am I seeing that correct? Is that a person in the engine bay? Why?
quote:
Among the technical innovations pioneered by the B-314 were the fully-feathering propellers insisted upon by Pan Am Chief Engineer Andre Priester. And important safety feature which would be incorporated in virtually all subsequent variable-pitch propellers, the full-feathering props also allowed mechanics to take advantage of the B-314’s unparalleled in-flight engine access made possible by the wing’s thick chord. The 314’s wing was thick enough to allow access through a walkway to the engines in flight, where the fully-feathering props made it possible for a mechanic to perform repairs in flight. Between June, 1939 and June, 1941, 431 in-flight engine repairs were performed by B-314 engineers.
Posted on 6/22/22 at 8:49 am to Hangover Haven
I was a Ramp Rat for Delta one summer during college and worked Concourses A & B at KATL. The baggage holds on the 727’s we’re covered in Sharpie graffiti, some much older than I was. This was 1994. Best summer job ever.
Posted on 6/22/22 at 8:52 am to Hangover Haven
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Am I seeing that correct? Is that a person in the engine bay? Why?
yep, the flight engineer/mechanic could access the engines in flight for repairs, oil servicing, etc. those big old radials could suck up some oil, them
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