Boeing 727-100 / 727-200 Family
The Boeing 727 is a three-engine narrow-body jetliner designed to connect smaller airports and shorter runways with the speed and reach of the emerging jet age. Its rear-mounted engines, T-tail, built-in auxiliary power unit, and highly effective high-lift system let it operate with less ground infrastructure than earlier jet transports. Passenger, convertible, and freighter versions made the 727 a worldwide short- and medium-haul workhorse, and a small number continue in specialist cargo and emergency-response service.
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Identity
- Aliases
- 727Boeing Model 727727-100727-200727-200 Advanced727 Quick Change
- Family Name
- Boeing 727
- Full Name
- Boeing 727-100 / 727-200 Family
- Roles
- airlinercargoutility
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Boeing 727 is a three-engine narrow-body jetliner designed to connect smaller airports and shorter runways with the speed and reach of the emerging jet age. Its rear-mounted engines, T-tail, built-in auxiliary power unit, and highly effective high-lift system let it operate with less ground infrastructure than earlier jet transports. Passenger, convertible, and freighter versions made the 727 a worldwide short- and medium-haul workhorse, and a small number continue in specialist cargo and emergency-response service.
- First Flight Year
- 1,963
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 3
- Placement
- fuselage
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Variant Notes
- FAA A3WE lists JT8D-1/-1A/-1B/-7/-7A/-7B/-9/-9A/-11/-15/-15A/-17/-17A/-17R/-17AR across 727-100/200; the canonical node is the existing JT8D family and no single subseries is invented.
- Name
- 727 JT8D option set
- Notes
- The FAA A3WE type-certificate text identifies three Pratt & Whitney JT8D turbofans for the 727-100 and 727-200 model groups and lists their approved JT8D subseries. The configuration records the JT8D option set while leaving any re-engined hush-kit or unrelated substitutions unmodeled.
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 12:28:07 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 31, 2026 at 05:33:09 UTC