Posted on 03/03/2016 2:29:36 PM PST by SZonian
Interesting. They said how much it cost, to restore, but not what it cost new.
One commercial pilot told me his favorite aircraft was the 727 since it required more operator skills. Kinda like what a manual transmission auto vs. an automatic sort of analogy.
The 727 required a 3rd officer flight engineer too.
You know what is weird? As much as I have flown in my lifetime, I NEVER got to fly in a 747.
I turned a lot of bolts on that a/c ... its a tank
I didn’t think they had 727’s in 1963. Thought it was all 707’s.
That makes me sad. My first flight ever was on a 727. Fond memory.
I loved the 747’s— smooth ride and easy, gentle landings mostly. Love the thrust engine power of the smaller 737’s but the damn seats are way too narrow. Made for green tea drinking asians.
Neat stuff...I flew on Braniff 727’s from Panama to the US and back again during the 60’s and 70s...that video brought back some memories.
Back when flying was actually something to look forward to.
I can understand that...there’s just something kinda primal about the older technology...
“Back when flying was actually something to look forward to.”
My first flight was 1954———our meal was served on real china.
Not a jet,of course. No jetway,walked across the tarmac and up the stairs.
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Yep. Back when the meals were on china and the flight attendants were stewardesses. I wore a jacket and tie for my first flight. (Sigh!)
Braniff also had a large stock of DC-9’s as well but I always preferred the 727’s. I think the MD-Super 80’s are an upgraded version of those old DC-9’s.
Back in ‘83 when I enlisted in the USAF, I had some grandiose plans...
Was going to serve for 4 years, get experience and skills and go “make the big money” working for the airlines...
Didn’t quite work out that way...the turbulent early to mid 80s created a flood of unemployed airline workers...
IMHO the Boeing 727 is the most beautiful plane ever designed and flown. The sweep of the wings made it look so graceful. I love it. Ridden on several and loved that. It’ll be a sad day when the very last 727 leaves the skies forever.
I remember through the 80’s and 90’s when meals were served in coach on some domestic flights. Now even American Airlines you dont even get a bag of peanuts anymore. The service has gone way down compared to the earlier days.
Yep, china, mini wine bottles, real food, etc., etc.
I would like to fly 1st Class at least once so that I can relive the experiences of what it used to be like when one flew Coach.
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