I so miss the 727. Commercial flying has never been the same since! The JT-8D sounds do it for me every time! My favorite UA 727 was N7274U. Long cut up for scap these days!
Skyguy, Those Tri-jets were awesome planes. I was lucky to fly on a 727 a couple of times; Once from Calgary to Montreal by Air Canada and once from LaGuardia, N.Y. to Columbus, Ohio. Both flights were quite a experience. Thanks for sharing this very nice video with us!
I remember my Mom & I & a friend were flying to Columbus, Ohio from Portland, Oregon in February 1996 on United, We flew on a 757 from Portland to Chicago on a 757 then in Chicago we transferred to a 727-200 for the Columbus flight, I remember it was 12 degrees in Chicago on that clear day and the Captain & First Officer of the 727 were having an extremely difficult time getting the Pratt & Whitney JT8Ds to fire up, We had to have a starting aid from a truck, But they started up fine. Just cold
United was the very first Airline I flew on and on the 727-200 between BWI-PIT-BWI July 1983 Unoted Flight 473 between BWI-PIT and Flight 470 PIT-BWI Flight 470
Well to go at least into some detail: Flight Envelope Protection, a part of a fly-by-wire system, reduces the range of movement an aircraft can perform. This way, in an emergency situation, the pilot must not worry about pulling the aircraft to far into the opposite direction because it naturally restricts him. So, should the aircraft pitch too much downwards, the pilot can pull it up without having to worry to cause a stall. This incorporates safety in fly-by-wire planes.
@Cook1993 and you dont think that airbus would have thought of that? Im sure that there are backup systems and some kind of safety system. On the other hand, what if one of the control cables on a non-fly by wire plane breaks?
The good old days of flying. When meals where served on coach and short flights. Passengers where treated like human beings and not stuffed like cattle. I remember flights attendants announcing the gate numbers for those who had connections.
If anybody from Boeing is reading this...Bring back the 727!! Modern engines, modern avionics and modern materials. I bet it'd be alot cheaper than designing a whole new airplane. 2 man flightcrew glasscockpit fantasy of mine I guess.
Because it is old. The 727 was one of the earliest jets. It outperformed Boeing's every calculations, it's calculated maximum takeoff weight, it's calculated fuel consumption, everything. This alone, as good as it might seem on the first look, should cause you to think that something cannot be right. It was the first plane with aerodynamically formed wings. In the air, the 727 does not behave like todays modern planes.
Wow, O'hare was very diffrent in 1997...all aircraft gray with maybe an old white plane seen and 737's and 727s rule. Now its Airbuses and a mix of gray and new white scheme...
Not much really has changed, other than that the fleet is overhauled, United Airlines planes are now painted white with a globe on the vertical stabilizer, and these days they don't announce information about flight connections during taxiing from the runway back to the gate.
The safety of todays planes is in direct connection to the maintenance standards of it's operators. The times when you could tell certain aircraft types "unsafe" are long gone, those were the seventies and to some extent the eighties. Today, if a plane crashes, it is because of a very very unlucky incidence, human failure or lack of maintenance. To say a 737NG is safer than an A320 by default is plainly false. A 737NG of United would not be safer than United's A320s.
You do not seem to know how fly-by-wire works (which to explain would not be possible within a comment here), other than that you would not state such utter nonsense. It is just as easy to manually correct a fly-by-wire plane as a 737NG. I would even go as far as saying that a fly-by-wire plane is security whise ahead of a non fly-by-wire aircraft due to verious reasons. The only difference in security is that 737s can be controlled by flight-simmers should both pilots faint, an A320 cannot.
How I miss the good old days of the 727's flooding practically every major airport in the U.S. Great video!!
What a treat! Thanks so much for posting a video on my past favorite plane. This is definately priceless. I miss the ole 27s!!
Wow this quality is better than most modern aviation videos
That was a pretty smooth landing for a gusty approach.......superb 727 vintage video!
I miss the 727's...they were a great work horse for the airline industry ... i've flown on alot of them!
This takes me back to flying with United in the '90s, great video.
The noise of a different plane ... the 727 is unsurpassed!
I so miss the 727. Commercial flying has never been the same since! The JT-8D sounds do it for me every time! My favorite UA 727 was N7274U. Long cut up for scap these days!
Skyguy, Those Tri-jets were awesome planes.
I was lucky to fly on a 727 a couple of times; Once from Calgary to Montreal by Air Canada and once from LaGuardia, N.Y. to Columbus, Ohio.
Both flights were quite a experience.
Thanks for sharing this very nice video with us!
The 27s KICKED ASS!!!!
man,i love the 727! the last ua 727 i flew on was ord-roc sept 2,2001
I WELL remember the sound of the flap motors on the 727!! Looks like there was a bit of a jolt on touchdown!!!!
Wow! Great vid of the 27! Thanks for the memories!!
I miss the 727, one of the best airliner.
I remember my Mom & I & a friend were flying to Columbus, Ohio from Portland, Oregon in February 1996 on United, We flew on a 757 from Portland to Chicago on a 757 then in Chicago we transferred to a 727-200 for the Columbus flight, I remember it was 12 degrees in Chicago on that clear day and the Captain & First Officer of the 727 were having an extremely difficult time getting the Pratt & Whitney JT8Ds to fire up, We had to have a starting aid from a truck, But they started up fine. Just cold
I remember flying for Skywest back in the 90s. Good Footage.
MOST BEAUTIFUL WINGS I EVER SEEN
Thank you for the upload!!!!!
Thank you for this video! I miss the 727!
Beautiful. My favorite aircraft.
Thanks for sharing 👍👍
United was the very first Airline I flew on and on the 727-200 between BWI-PIT-BWI July 1983 Unoted Flight 473 between BWI-PIT and Flight 470 PIT-BWI Flight 470
Well to go at least into some detail: Flight Envelope Protection, a part of a fly-by-wire system, reduces the range of movement an aircraft can perform. This way, in an emergency situation, the pilot must not worry about pulling the aircraft to far into the opposite direction because it naturally restricts him. So, should the aircraft pitch too much downwards, the pilot can pull it up without having to worry to cause a stall. This incorporates safety in fly-by-wire planes.
I was 3 Back Then. We flew United at when I was Little.
@halo2windows I agree with you on that, the 777 is awesome, but the 727 such a classic, when United got rid of them I was so sad
Wind 200 at 16 gusting to 24? I bet it was fun for the pilots trying to land in that crosswind!
preety windy and gusty.and soft landing
@Cook1993 and you dont think that airbus would have thought of that? Im sure that there are backup systems and some kind of safety system. On the other hand, what if one of the control cables on a non-fly by wire plane breaks?
The good old days of flying. When meals where served on coach and short flights. Passengers where treated like human beings and not stuffed like cattle. I remember flights attendants announcing the gate numbers for those who had connections.
727 and the BAe-146 at 4:03 are two of the best aircraft ever.
the best aircraft ever built ...
Interesting how the 747 wing is just a scaled up version of the one on this plane.
I love the 727's!!!
Hopefully Captain Granger porked that flight attended that was on the horn.
awesome vid...
@naisi whats the diffrence on how the 727 behaves than other planes
@naisi Have you ever landed on runway 1d10t?
If anybody from Boeing is reading this...Bring back the 727!! Modern engines, modern avionics and modern materials. I bet it'd be alot cheaper than designing a whole new airplane. 2 man flightcrew glasscockpit fantasy of mine I guess.
it was moving a lot on final, wasn't it?
Because it is old. The 727 was one of the earliest jets. It outperformed Boeing's every calculations, it's calculated maximum takeoff weight, it's calculated fuel consumption, everything. This alone, as good as it might seem on the first look, should cause you to think that something cannot be right.
It was the first plane with aerodynamically formed wings. In the air, the 727 does not behave like todays modern planes.
@halo2windows I have to agree, as much as I loved the 727, the 777 is a real beast :)
@gluca90 Couldnt agree more, I loved these good old birds :)
Back when you didn't have to deal with the bullshit involved in flying today. God I miss those days.
No kidding!!! Imagine doing that on a washboard gravel road!!!
Wow, O'hare was very diffrent in 1997...all aircraft gray with maybe an old white plane seen and 737's and 727s rule. Now its Airbuses and a mix of gray and new white scheme...
JT8D'S LOVE EM!!!!
Niice landing !
Yeah, it was pretty gusty.
@cubsrule2040
must have the same mechanism
ha they even said my small airport Midland/Bay City/Saginaw (MBS) airport.
But we all know 777s are the awesomest airplanes ever
I know, I love it.
Little bit of ground turbulence
@BrothersButler Well it is the windy city. :P
FUCKING MISS Good Ol' 727s!!!!
@cubsrule2040
Its the other way around. The 727 came first.
Ahh yes the good ol days, back before airlines went their greedy over subsidized ways and flying in general wasn't as expensive like it is now
@hawk45653 Sure is :)
@jetstream1982 but not for the enviorment
Not much really has changed, other than that the fleet is overhauled, United Airlines planes are now painted white with a globe on the vertical stabilizer, and these days they don't announce information about flight connections during taxiing from the runway back to the gate.
Did this flight have an inflight happy meal from McDonald’s
The safety of todays planes is in direct connection to the maintenance standards of it's operators. The times when you could tell certain aircraft types "unsafe" are long gone, those were the seventies and to some extent the eighties. Today, if a plane crashes, it is because of a very very unlucky incidence, human failure or lack of maintenance. To say a 737NG is safer than an A320 by default is plainly false. A 737NG of United would not be safer than United's A320s.
they should of built a more efficient, quiet 727. then. the airlines wouldn't have retired them.
yeah, america should've not retired them. I really now know why they called it the "T-tailed tigress".
@hondacl0n3 BAe 146
FK!!! 5 MONTHS BEFORE I WAS BORN.
looks like a oversized 737
Boeing 777 is the safest and best rated
You do not seem to know how fly-by-wire works (which to explain would not be possible within a comment here), other than that you would not state such utter nonsense.
It is just as easy to manually correct a fly-by-wire plane as a 737NG. I would even go as far as saying that a fly-by-wire plane is security whise ahead of a non fly-by-wire aircraft due to verious reasons.
The only difference in security is that 737s can be controlled by flight-simmers should both pilots faint, an A320 cannot.
Classic UAL aint it
Definitely not as good as 747
I think you'd have aviation enthusists that would differ on this one...
Yep! The 727 is the best ever built.