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To: DUMBGRUNT

Is anyone still flying 727’s?


3 posted on 01/14/2017 1:51:43 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Is anyone still flying 727’s?

None commercially in the US. Might still be a few hauling cargo in some third-world country.

10 posted on 01/14/2017 2:08:54 PM PST by JPG (TRUMP WINS!!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Oddly yes. Wiki:

Northwest Airlines retired its last 727 from charter service in June 2003. The 727 is still flying for some smaller start-up airlines, cargo airlines, and charter airlines. Many airlines replaced their 727s with either the 737-800 or the Airbus A320; both are closer in size to the 727-200.


19 posted on 01/14/2017 3:03:49 PM PST by mad_as_he$$ ("It's a war against humanity!" Donald J. Trump)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I’ve heard of parachute clubs renting 727s to jump out of like DB Cooper.


27 posted on 01/14/2017 3:33:52 PM PST by PLMerite (Lord, let me die fighting lions. Amen.)
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>> “Is anyone still flying 727’s?” <<

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35 posted on 01/14/2017 4:23:52 PM PST by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Is anyone still flying 727’s?

They are still used to fly cargo in South America and Africa.

Some less successfully than others. This is from last December: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eb6YIZQw7EA

43 posted on 01/15/2017 9:06:13 AM PST by Yo-Yo ( Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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