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Climb Out of TAA 727-200 VH-TBC. The Primary Reason for Boeing's Selection of a Three-Engined Layout for the 727 Was Good Field Performance, Something That the Aircraft Was Well Regarded For. (Rob Finlayson)
In Australian Service — Boeing 727 Part 1
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Boeing 727
Part I
Of all the jetliners in Australian domestic service, the Boeing 727 reigns as the king. In service for more than a third of a century, the type has created a record for longevity in frontline airline service in this country, surpassing all its contemporaries.
The completion of 727 production in 1984 was yet another chapter in the sometimes stormy history of an airliner which at its time of production was manufactured in greater numbers than any other airliner. Launched at a time when Boeing was experiencing financial problems, the 727 grew and improved to win an enormous list of orders which resulted in a total of 1832 being built.
Comprehensive market surveys begun by Boeing in 1955 pointed the way to the 727. Other earlier surveys conducted before 1950 indicated a first need for a long range jet aircraft to serve the US transcontinental and Trans-Atlantic routes. The 707 design emerged to fulfil this need. As piston engined airliners became obsolescent, it became apparent that new jet powered medium range transports would be needed and the fast 720 was designed for that role. As older piston and turboprop airliners were relegated by the newer jets to shorter (and less economic) route segments, it soon became obvious that the time was opportune to offer a third member of the Boeing ‘family’ of airliners.
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