Just off the GW Parkway, there is this park right at the foot of the main runway at Reagan National Airport in DC. This was the absolute best place to watch 727s take to the air in the 1980s and 1990s. The low bypass engines were as loud as an F15. I'll never forget the "crackle" shockwaves the engines made when behind the jet on takeoff. The smell of the burning kerosine was sexual!
Great video. I love hearing how loud those engines are, and it gives me a better feeling for their huge thrust. It'd also so cool to see from this aspect how they push that heavy airplane down the runway and into the air.
Awesome aircraft, I miss the sounds of pure power coming from those engines, they had a distinctive roar and crackle sound when under full power taking off. Love to have another flight on one for old times sake!
How you know that was full throttle? Were you able to speak to the crew before takeoff? Just wondering as most airliners do not use full throttle on takeoff.
So I feel I need to share this. In 2001 and 02 I was traveling back and forth between PHX and TPA. I used Delta transfer was in Atlanta. My first three flights from PHX to ATL were red eye flts. 11:55 pm departure equipment used Boeing 727. Wow how lucky I felt. First three flts were just that. Although I flew on 727s as a kid those stood out. Fourth trip my tkt still said 727. To my disappointment a 757 pulled in. So ended 727trips. The irony the 757 was 727 replacement on Boeing assembly line. I seen a couple 727s in Atlanta that night never again though that was the end of Delta 727 era. Prized memory's. Had I waited 4 months more to start those trips never would of happened. I agree bring them back.
I've actually had the pleasure of an exact take off like this. 1990 on Dan-air to Faro. The noise was fantastic, even inside the cabin and the exceleration was breath taking. Bring back the 727.
I have heard there's a group of former pilots and other concorde workers that have actually raised funds and are trying to purchase two, one for charter flights, another to make static and turn into a restaurant. I believe they intended to have the restaurant profits go directly to keeping the flying one in service
Roberts Racing37 I took my kids in 2003 to BHX to see the last take off, told that they would experience something they will never forget. They were teenagers so got the “it’s just an airplane” off them. Well, they still remember the air and ground shaking, the noise and the afterburners!
Concorde was loud. I saw it three times. The first time was British Airways with gear down heading to land at Heathrow over Central London viewed from outside the Earl's Court auto show in the fall of 1983. The second was Air France landing to JFK in March of 1993. I was standing outside the AA terminal and it was approaching to land on 31L behind an Alitalia 747F, and an El Al 747, and it was very loud in the cold air. I only saw that one in the air, on final approach, from some distance. The touchdown was obscured from my view by ground clutter. My third and final sighting was BA at JFK landing on 31R in September of 2003. I was seated in a Jet Blue A-320 at a window seat on the starboard side parked at their terminal waiting for push back on a flight to Buffalo and I heard it before I saw it . It was so loud everyone looked over. And there it was. Right there. I only saw that one on the ground. One month before BA retired the fleet. In my view the most elegant jetliner to have ever taken to the skies.
The 727 is a beautiful airplane that is streamlined and aerodynamic while the A380 is just an ugly blob in the sky!! Love planes of the 727 era...todays aircraft have NO STYLE!!!
I betcha don't even like the teeth shattering 380 smack down. My wife who is a 20 yr AA sky waitress and "save your ass'er" thought our Air France pilot blew it when we smacked down at LAX, "no Honey that's normal, you only worry when you "touch" down". The 727 could hang 5 feet above the runway for a few seconds and softly touch down, like no other ship. It took United crews a while to figure it out and stop coming down short but once they did it was pillow soft
+palonazo I'm partial to the 767 but I have no idea what your criteria is. There is no more beautiful takeoff than a 757, each aircraft has its own outstanding feature, well you do have to first exclude the generics (AirBus)
Bobby Paluga He said today's aircraft have no style to which I answered that there are still airplanes today that feel like real airplanes: 767, 757, 737NG and second generation. I also added that, among the modern ones, the 777 feels like a real airplane to me. I have a CPL and frozen ATPL and during my training days, I used to work as cabin crew for Emirates and I just LOVED the 777 better than the 330/340. The a380 hadn't arrived yet when I worked there. Before that I was cabin crew in Air Europa and they had 737-800 and 767, both of them are amazing airplanes. To me, the 757 and the 767 are just the same airplane with a different shape and performance. When I say I like or I don't like the airplane, it's not really about the way it looks, I only care about the cockpit philosophy. Airbuses are amazing machines but I hope to end up in a Boeing as a pilot.
The 72 was a joy to fly! It had a noisy cockpit and compared to the 75 and 76, it was under-powered. But once you got going, that thin swept wing allowed it to really haul ass.
The really REALLY loud models were the earliest models the -100's with the oval shaped intake S duct of the #2 engine--it's those models I think had the target-type clamshell reversers which could be seen when opened for reverse thrust like with the B737-200's and the DC9--those used to be extremely loud--especially when doing a "power-back" at the gate! As a kid I remember seeing this from time to time at the old Atlanta terminal when I would go to the open air observation deck looking down on the planes from Eastern, Piedmont, United and Southern Airways sitting at the center terminal gates below(Delta planes parked a distance away from the Ob. deck terminal) and it wasn't unusual to see the powered backup done with the 727's and DC9's back then...Since the deck was on top of the center terminal and in the open, it would be so loud from the intense whine of the engines spooling up then the "buckets" would open and it was VERY loud as they would slowly back up! The sight, the smell and the ridiculously loud roar compared to today--yes I do miss it and am happy to have experienced as a kid moments such as those-a time long gone but yet doesn't really seem to have been that long ago...I guess that means I'm getting old...or already am old! lol
As it's been over 10 years since I heard that beautiful sound in the flesh, I think if I'd been there on that day I would have wet my pants. That is absolutely fucking magic! Listen to those cracks and pops!!!
I miss the 727, the first jet I flew. I remember this airplane parked in Curitiba for some years. Is this its goodbye or just a charter? Thanks for this nice images!
I love this plane.......I fell in love with flying after going into the cockpit back in 1979. Now all planes look alike....no style especially after the 747s are all out of service
Boas recordações dos 6 B727 da Itapemirim nos anos 90. Trabalhei para aquela empresa em sua base no Viracopos, Campinas, e cansei de ver cenas como essa do vídeo (Minto. Não cansei nem um pouco). Os Antonov An124 da Air Foyle/Heavy Lift, da Antonov Bureau Design e da Volga Dnepr desciam ali com muita freqüencia, além dos 747 da Lufthansa, da Kalitta e da Cargolux, os Fokker 50 e Fokker 100 da TAM, DC-10, MD11 e B727 da Fedex, o B707 da SkyMaster, alguns DC-8 não me lembro mais de qual companhia. Ótimos tempos. Belo vídeo.
Realmente, anos dourados da aviação, hoje infelizmente estamos vendo cias estrangeiras deixando de operar em vários aeroportos e a aviação de carga sendo drasticamente reduzida... Obrigado por assistir!
+Brian Pacino I don't know, but I do know he was burning a lot of fuel just sitting there for 2 minutes or longer; totally unnecessary unless you were taking off in the winter with anti ice systems on then you run up before releasing brakes but jesus, not that long !
There is one sitting idle at the airport here in my area. The engines have stoppers in the front & back I guess to keep junk out. Pilot for U. S. Airways said they retired all of theirs & so did other U. S. airlines because they were getting old, they burned more fuel than newer planes & they make a lot of noise. But the noise is what I liked. Just realised it is now a rare site to see one. Kinda like seeing a DC-6 take off today. Where would you go to see one?
Esse avião já me ajudou várias vezes a acordar cedo quando eu era estudante e precisava levantar às 5:00 da manhã, ele sempre passava por volta desse horário aqui nos céus de Salvador chegando da RPN num sooom... kkkkkkkkkkk, saudades dessa música, amo muito o Boeing 727! Long live the B-Trijet!
I miss the 727 myself as others have stated. It could have easily been re-designed and still stayed in operation in my opinion. After all if Boeing can do it to the 737 with the MAX then why not the 727...?
1:20 - It's fascinating that since the 2000s, aircraft exist with engine nacelles(the part of the engines we see) nearly the diameter of that entire 727 fuselage(!), fewer engines, and yet produce 3-4X the thrust power and make far less noise doing it! Not to mention lower fuel burn per seat-mile(or whatever the industry term is).
to bad the engineers didn't think about future and allow more room for the middle engine. One thing killed the plane off a lot quicker was they were never able to upgrade the middle engine because of space restrictions.
The two techniques... The rolling gradual spool-up like most pilots do, and the (as I call it) The Russian Style Full Throttle for a for a time and then launch. Is there a reason for this? - Great video and I also miss REAL jet engines! Louder and smokier the better!
On “light twins” as my 727 Capt dad would call those ... other planes, those planes cannot spool both engines up suddenly to max power, because if one were to then fail, you would have a very strong yaw moment induced, so they have to spool both up to 50 % and make sure both are nominal, before going on up to takeoff thrust
birdshredder The nose gear tires are firmly planted and not in the air. What you are seeing from where you are filming is just an optical illusion from the shadow of the left wing and main gear looks to be beneath the nose gear causing it to appear as if it's floating above the ground but it's not. Look closely and then you will see what I'm saying. But however yes, at first glance it does trick the eye until you look closely and realize it's only the shadow cast from the left wing giving the false appearance of the nose gear in the air!
Terrific high quality video of my favorite airliner. From maps I estimate you were about 3000 feet from where this 727 departed on runway 15. I'm sure you'd like to see my super 8mm film clip of 727 and 737 taking off from 50 feet (15 m) behind, while sitting on runway... enjoy the original smoker engines. Search TH-cam for 1968 LaGuardia Runway 31
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I flew it for 4 yrs. Nothing I've flown afterwards will ever be as fun or exciting. B727 forever.....
This is beautiful!! The Boeing 727 was an excellent airplane, and a million times better than the McDonnell-Douglas DC-10, and the accursed 737 MAX.
The mighty JT8D at full grunt. Sounds awesome indeed! Thanks!
Aahh the JT8D thrust you can trust as they say. Awesome powerful take off cool video
Those engines have an stunning sound!
Fabiano, thank you this is awsome ,this not to compare with anything!!!
Southamerica is great!
regards from from the american lap dog germany
Martin
Just off the GW Parkway, there is this park right at the foot of the main runway at Reagan National Airport in DC. This was the absolute best place to watch 727s take to the air in the 1980s and 1990s. The low bypass engines were as loud as an F15. I'll never forget the "crackle" shockwaves the engines made when behind the jet on takeoff. The smell of the burning kerosine was sexual!
youchris67 Right on! Kerosene at the airport - what a smell!
One of the most beautiful and safe plane in the world!!!
The closest an airliner will get to being a jet fighter!
Exactly what I’ve always thought!!
727s don’t need no stinkin’ noise regulations
Great video. I love hearing how loud those engines are, and it gives me a better feeling for their huge thrust. It'd also so cool to see from this aspect how they push that heavy airplane down the runway and into the air.
50 years ago, the most beautiful plane in the sky.
Awesome aircraft, I miss the sounds of pure power coming from those engines, they had a distinctive roar and crackle sound when under full power taking off. Love to have another flight on one for old times sake!
Big big push by those engines. Awesome
How you know that was full throttle? Were you able to speak to the crew before takeoff? Just wondering as most airliners do not use full throttle on takeoff.
Awesome! Miss the 727's. This takeoff is just how I remember them back in the 90's! Great Vid!
Tks for watching!
So I feel I need to share this. In 2001 and 02 I was traveling back and forth between PHX and TPA. I used Delta transfer was in Atlanta. My first three flights from PHX to ATL were red eye flts. 11:55 pm departure equipment used Boeing 727. Wow how lucky I felt. First three flts were just that. Although I flew on 727s as a kid those stood out. Fourth trip my tkt still said 727. To my disappointment a 757 pulled in. So ended 727trips. The irony the 757 was 727 replacement on Boeing assembly line. I seen a couple 727s in Atlanta that night never again though that was the end of Delta 727 era. Prized memory's. Had I waited 4 months more to start those trips never would of happened. I agree bring them back.
i love 727-200
That airplane has "hush kits" installed. Would have been MUCH louder and MUCH smokier back in the day.
those hushkits are working REAL well lol. OMG I miss the 727!!!
I've actually had the pleasure of an exact take off like this. 1990 on Dan-air to Faro. The noise was fantastic, even inside the cabin and the exceleration was breath taking. Bring back the 727.
Ian Whelan Faroe Island yes Also flown from Iceland on 727 sometimes in past i guess
Really miss these loud birds, always wanted to see and hear the Concorde!
I have heard there's a group of former pilots and other concorde workers that have actually raised funds and are trying to purchase two, one for charter flights, another to make static and turn into a restaurant. I believe they intended to have the restaurant profits go directly to keeping the flying one in service
Jason Roberts I would love to live right at the end of the Heathrow runway when Concorde would go roaring by.
Cheap real estate too I reckon.
Roberts Racing37 I took my kids in 2003 to BHX to see the last take off, told that they would experience something they will never forget. They were teenagers so got the “it’s just an airplane” off them. Well, they still remember the air and ground shaking, the noise and the afterburners!
Concorde was loud. I saw it three times. The first time was British Airways with gear down heading to land at Heathrow over Central London viewed from outside the Earl's Court auto show in the fall of 1983. The second was Air France landing to JFK in March of 1993. I was standing outside the AA terminal and it was approaching to land on 31L behind an Alitalia 747F, and an El Al 747, and it was very loud in the cold air. I only saw that one in the air, on final approach, from some distance. The touchdown was obscured from my view by ground clutter. My third and final sighting was BA at JFK landing on 31R in September of 2003. I was seated in a Jet Blue A-320 at a window seat on the starboard side parked at their terminal waiting for push back on a flight to Buffalo and I heard it before I saw it . It was so loud everyone looked over. And there it was. Right there. I only saw that one on the ground. One month before BA retired the fleet. In my view the most elegant jetliner to have ever taken to the skies.
Fan such a beautiful video sir I love the 727 I used to fly on it all the time years ago in America.
Verry nice sound quality and video quality i like classic cargo jetliners wow good job
The 727 is a beautiful airplane that is streamlined and aerodynamic while the A380 is just an ugly blob in the sky!! Love planes of the 727 era...todays aircraft have NO STYLE!!!
+badabing69r Your're partially right. There are lots of 757s 767s and 733 and 734s online nowadays. The 777, to me, is the last real airplane.
I betcha don't even like the teeth shattering 380 smack down. My wife who is a 20 yr AA sky waitress and "save your ass'er" thought our Air France pilot blew it when we smacked down at LAX, "no Honey that's normal, you only worry when you "touch" down". The 727 could hang 5 feet above the runway for a few seconds and softly touch down, like no other ship. It took United crews a while to figure it out and stop coming down short but once they did it was pillow soft
+palonazo I'm partial to the 767 but I have no idea what your criteria is. There is no more beautiful takeoff than a 757, each aircraft has its own outstanding feature, well you do have to first exclude the generics (AirBus)
Bobby Paluga
He said today's aircraft have no style to which I answered that there are still airplanes today that feel like real airplanes: 767, 757, 737NG and second generation. I also added that, among the modern ones, the 777 feels like a real airplane to me. I have a CPL and frozen ATPL and during my training days, I used to work as cabin crew for Emirates and I just LOVED the 777 better than the 330/340. The a380 hadn't arrived yet when I worked there. Before that I was cabin crew in Air Europa and they had 737-800 and 767, both of them are amazing airplanes. To me, the 757 and the 767 are just the same airplane with a different shape and performance. When I say I like or I don't like the airplane, it's not really about the way it looks, I only care about the cockpit philosophy. Airbuses are amazing machines but I hope to end up in a Boeing as a pilot.
palonazo I prefer 330/340 and a lot of pilot say airbus 330 or 340 is the best confort for LC. Boeing too is great
I love the Boeing 727 and 737, these are my 2 favorite aircraft !!!
The 72 was a joy to fly! It had a noisy cockpit and compared to the 75 and 76, it was under-powered. But once you got going, that thin swept wing allowed it to really haul ass.
Great camera zoom.
SMOKY AND INSANELY LOUD !!!!AWESOME !! I LOVEYOU 727
WOW!!! That's with hushkits too!
The really REALLY loud models were the earliest models the -100's with the oval shaped intake S duct of the #2 engine--it's those models I think had the target-type clamshell reversers which could be seen when opened for reverse thrust like with the B737-200's and the DC9--those used to be extremely loud--especially when doing a "power-back" at the gate! As a kid I remember seeing this from time to time at the old Atlanta terminal when I would go to the open air observation deck looking down on the planes from Eastern, Piedmont, United and Southern Airways sitting at the center terminal gates below(Delta planes parked a distance away from the Ob. deck terminal) and it wasn't unusual to see the powered backup done with the 727's and DC9's back then...Since the deck was on top of the center terminal and in the open, it would be so loud from the intense whine of the engines spooling up then the "buckets" would open and it was VERY loud as they would slowly back up! The sight, the smell and the ridiculously loud roar compared to today--yes I do miss it and am happy to have experienced as a kid moments such as those-a time long gone but yet doesn't really seem to have been that long ago...I guess that means I'm getting old...or already am old! lol
Awesome Video
I saw them quite a lot in the mid-70s, at the time they were smoking more if my memory serves me right. I also flew in one, in 1985.
VERY COOL,I have always loved my 727!
fresh paint, -17 engines roaring, and a beautiful day, who could ask for more.
all that's missing are flames shooting out the back!
AWESOME :~)
"FO: We're a thousand lbs over MTOW."
"Cpt: Leave the parking brake on, I have an idea.."
fine aeroplane flight video..
To me the 727 is like a Rolls Royce! The best!
As it's been over 10 years since I heard that beautiful sound in the flesh, I think if I'd been there on that day I would have wet my pants. That is absolutely fucking magic! Listen to those cracks and pops!!!
I miss the 727, the first jet I flew. I remember this airplane parked in Curitiba for some years. Is this its goodbye or just a charter? Thanks for this nice images!
Flew taps 727s in 71/72 , then had the privilege again in June 89 from lhr to Paris for the airshow 727 Air france.
powerful! Thanx a bunch for the vid.
OK,Fabiano gostei muito do canal.Estarei atento às novidades. Deus o abençoe.
I love this plane.......I fell in love with flying after going into the cockpit back in 1979. Now all planes look alike....no style especially after the 747s are all out of service
A rare and lovely spotting liked and subscribed to your channel -:)
EL MEJOR AVION DEL MUDO DE TODOS LOS TIEMPOS HASTA AHORA EL MAS SEGURO EL MAS CONFIABLE EL MAS PRACTICO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Avião da década de 80 né cara... =)
É maravilhosa essa máquina!
Na verdade, o 727 foi projetado no inicio dos anos 60 e voou pela primeira vez em 1963
@@fabionogueira1262, me referia a esse em específico. Este S/N.
Many times I've been on one...fabulous aircraft...
Considere um camarada privilegiado certo
Buen vídeo del decolaje del Boeing 727, y más aún que NO le pusieron música de fondo nada que ver con el mundo de la aviación.
Boas recordações dos 6 B727 da Itapemirim nos anos 90. Trabalhei para aquela empresa em sua base no Viracopos, Campinas, e cansei de ver cenas como essa do vídeo (Minto. Não cansei nem um pouco). Os Antonov An124 da Air Foyle/Heavy Lift, da Antonov Bureau Design e da Volga Dnepr desciam ali com muita freqüencia, além dos 747 da Lufthansa, da Kalitta e da Cargolux, os Fokker 50 e Fokker 100 da TAM, DC-10, MD11 e B727 da Fedex, o B707 da SkyMaster, alguns DC-8 não me lembro mais de qual companhia. Ótimos tempos. Belo vídeo.
Realmente, anos dourados da aviação, hoje infelizmente estamos vendo cias estrangeiras deixando de operar em vários aeroportos e a aviação de carga sendo drasticamente reduzida... Obrigado por assistir!
Dc-8 da beta
Bons tempos! A gente tinha variedade de clássicos!
@@ph244yt Isso!
727 still the prettiest airliner anywhere on this planet.
even heavy, I never held the brakes that long with that much thrust....nevertheless, still my favorite bird to fly anyday
+Brian Pacino I don't know, but I do know he was burning a lot of fuel just sitting there for 2 minutes or longer; totally unnecessary unless you were taking off in the winter with anti ice systems on then you run up before releasing brakes but jesus, not that long !
triplanelover maybe they are over of MTOW so they are burned that fuel with did standing t/o for got MTOW back
im thinking if his boss sees this he wont be happy.
Was he maybe waiting for some engine parameter to stabilize?
Love then727 roar. Subscribed
There is one sitting idle at the airport here in my area. The engines have stoppers in the front & back I guess to keep junk out. Pilot for U. S. Airways said they retired all of theirs & so did other U. S. airlines because they were getting old, they burned more fuel than newer planes & they make a lot of noise. But the noise is what I liked. Just realised it is now a rare site to see one. Kinda like seeing a DC-6 take off today. Where would you go to see one?
Nice and smoky :0) miss seeing these birds fly
Esse avião já me ajudou várias vezes a acordar cedo quando eu era estudante e precisava levantar às 5:00 da manhã, ele sempre passava por volta desse horário aqui nos céus de Salvador chegando da RPN num sooom... kkkkkkkkkkk, saudades dessa música, amo muito o Boeing 727! Long live the B-Trijet!
The 727 was an aesthetically beautiful airplane imo. The engines look so small now.
Great Zoom job!
The 727 looked like a real jet plane, not like the big buses with wings we have today.
Love the 727 My favorite besides the B17 and the KC 135s
I miss the 727 myself as others have stated. It could have easily been re-designed and still stayed in operation in my opinion. After all if Boeing can do it to the 737 with the MAX then why not the 727...?
WOW INCREDIBLE!!!!
1:20 - It's fascinating that since the 2000s, aircraft exist with engine nacelles(the part of the engines we see) nearly the diameter of that entire 727 fuselage(!), fewer engines, and yet produce 3-4X the thrust power and make far less noise doing it! Not to mention lower fuel burn per seat-mile(or whatever the industry term is).
Yeah, but they sure don't sound as good!
@@edwardpate6128 That's why we can have recordings of them, to remember them by.
Very nice camera work.
The beautiful and fast 727.
essa empresa RIO CARGO,, ainda existe com esses antigos 727-200????
to bad the engineers didn't think about future and allow more room for the middle engine. One thing killed the plane off a lot quicker was they were never able to upgrade the middle engine because of space restrictions.
Nice plane.
Thanks!
nice .. thanks .
Nice! Thanks for posting the vid ;)
Thanks a lot!
It's the airplane shadow near the front wheels that makes them look in the air.
the -200 is still an absolutely beautiful aircraft..
That Engines Look like toys.But i like the plane
The two techniques... The rolling gradual spool-up like most pilots do, and the (as I call it) The Russian Style Full Throttle for a for a time and then launch. Is there a reason for this? - Great video and I also miss REAL jet engines! Louder and smokier the better!
On “light twins” as my 727 Capt dad would call those ... other planes, those planes cannot spool both engines up suddenly to max power, because if one were to then fail, you would have a very strong yaw moment induced, so they have to spool both up to 50 % and make sure both are nominal, before going on up to takeoff thrust
Wasn't the Center of Gravity a problem for its engines?? Its like trying to lift a long horizontal heavy bag from the back and not the middle.
is there any other takeoff?
Very elegant plane.
O mais belo Boeing - 727!
Por qual motivo a demora pra soltar os freios ?
The Queen of the skies…centreline thrust rules.
beautiful !!!!
Old school. Love it.
Amo essa aeronave simplesmente fantástica
otimo video....linda aeronave
Is this at Burbank?
Isso que eh zoom hein?! rsrsrs....show!!
I agree! It´s a wonderful airplane!
Qual o destino dele?
30 segundos para despegar totalmente..Muy bien.
I have fallen-in-love with this plane 727 times!
awesome
Fabiano, estes mesmos é que estão parados no SBCT!?
Is the 727 engines underpower?
Espetacular!!!!
Awesome!!!
Esse avião nem poluiu muuuito... magina kkk'
Can someone please confirm that I am not imagining the front wheels raising off the runway on brake release!!
birdshredder The nose gear tires are firmly planted and not in the air. What you are seeing from where you are filming is just an optical illusion from the shadow of the left wing and main gear looks to be beneath the nose gear causing it to appear as if it's floating above the ground but it's not. Look closely and then you will see what I'm saying. But however yes, at first glance it does trick the eye until you look closely and realize it's only the shadow cast from the left wing giving the false appearance of the nose gear in the air!
When I used to watch these planes take off from LaGuardia I used to plug my ears cause they were LOUD
Beatiful planes. Sure did eat up runway to get airborn for a little jet
flytheater my observation exactly,twice the distance of what new planes that are bigger and heavier and with only 2 engines are doing...
No way is a 727 ever going to be as loud as an F-15. And yes, I've heard them both many times.
Terrific high quality video of my favorite airliner. From maps I estimate you were about 3000 feet from where this 727 departed on runway 15. I'm sure you'd like to see my super 8mm film clip of 727 and 737 taking off from 50 feet (15 m) behind, while sitting on runway... enjoy the original smoker engines.
Search TH-cam for 1968 LaGuardia Runway 31