Last Flight of the Boeing 727 Prototype airplane
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- History of Boeing 727 Prototype airplane including making its Final Flight from Bob Bogash For full photographic, video, and text details of the history, preservation, and Last Flight of this historic airplane, answering many questions, see my website starting here: www.rbogash.com...
I am glad that this one did not become aluminum cans or lawn chair frames. This beautiful lady deserves to be preserved for the younger generation.
She's still as beautiful today as she was back during her first flight in 1963. A legend a star .
I was hired in April of 1963. Worked as a fueler for 6 months then came over to Maintenance from that point to Jan 1, 2003. Great fun, some failures, some success,
With some of the most talented mechanics in the world. Parked the first 27 sometime
during that time. It was not 7001, but 7002, 01 was in Flight Training. Most pilots loved this aircraft, some thought it was a pain in the ass. Fond memories of the early Boeings
And then came the stretched series, My first Lesd was Mike Drabik, in F1 gatehouse. They
Put me with Gene Veejay, and he taught me the Veejay method, and I never looked back.
Gene's knowledge and honesty was incredible, many of his lessons stayed with me, guys
like Frank DeSanto, Hodson, Davy Franco were all instrumental in my success as an Aircraft guy. My heart goes out, especially to Mike, my very first Lead. Had 7001 at my gate so many many times on the NewYork hourly trips, at Gate F2. Thank You Lord for
all of these people for removing my head out of my ass many times. Honesty is the best
Policy.
Mike Festa
ORDMM Retired
Good Deal, man..(Current LAXMM)
I love this, the 727 was such a workhorse its so nice that this specific plane was saved, restored to flight condition and flown to its retirement. Thats a perfect end of life for a great plane.
Thanks, David. It was a BIG job, but it's nice that knowledgeable folks appreciate it. I gave a 90 minute talk on all the details of the restoration - you can find it on the Museum of Flight's UA-cam channel here:
ua-cam.com/video/3T4i3eC4kQA/v-deo.html
@@bobb.3754 Thank you so much my Husband as a little kid in the 60s now 62 was so lucky to be able to sit in the jump seat of a few of theses along with the 707s. He still has his United and TWA metal pins the Captains gave him the 707 being a Caddy of the skies the 727 was the Muscle jet in his eyes He hopes to see it some time before he moves on.
Flew in a 727 a few times. The wings were so clean and it was mesmerizing to see them transform during the landings, with those huge flaps extending. Beautiful airplane
The most complicated wing ever attached to an airliner!
...I loved sitting just behind the wing to watch those intricate triple slotted flaps extend.
@@bcshelby4926 Me too!
What a fitting tribute to my favorite airliner. You treated her right, and I'm blessed to have been able to see her a couple of years ago in the Pavilion, standing proud.
Excellent historical video and my favorite Boeing jetliner. I have flown on many 727’s in my lifetime including Continental, Braniff, Eastern, Delta, Northwest, American, and TWA
Are you a DB Cooper fan?
I watched this live that day. I can’t believe that was already 6 years ago. I’ve walked thru her a couple times at the museum. Such a phenomenal job these guys did restoring and flying her home. Long live the 727 ❤️
I was at SFO when 01U buzzed the field before it’s last revenue flight, what a sight!
Hey Bob, hey Tim, best three holer landing I've ever seen. Tim, you still got the touch! And Bob, very well crafted video production, really smooth and to the points. Very,very enjoyable.
Still have some ramp pics of the last revenue flight from SFO to SEA back when I was still on the 727. Many entries of her in my logbook.
A bittersweet moment in aviation history. Thank you, Bob!
Seeing the ol flight engineer position in action was pretty cool considering it's long been negated.
What a beautiful airplane, I had the privilege of flying on 727's many times and enjoyed it every time. THANKS for the video!
That last shutdown was like an execution.
I know it is just an object, but a special one at that. Glad it had a safe life, a short sleep, then back for a final flight and deserved recognition. Boeing made some damn fine aircraft-this being a super fine example of one of them. Thanks to all who made this happen and for caring. Makes a person feel proud!
Amazing!!! great job on saving the 727!!
Wonderful to see that beautiful B727. Aussie Bob 😊😊😊
Old birds are in a class of their own. She absolutely stunning.
Looking very nice... Thank you for sharing.
Flew in a 727 a few times. . . Loved it, especially compared to the DC9
I flew a King Air up to Pain field about 15 years ago and saw her sitting there and the people at the restoration facility told me the story on 01U. Great video except for the shaking around in the cockpit view, that was pretty bad, I started to get motion sickness. I flew up to Boing field 2 years ago and saw her sitting there Next to the prototype 747 and 737, what a beautiful aircraft she is, I have alway loved 727’s
The 727 was a great plane. A few are still flying, in cargo service at least.
Yeah, but it won't be long before most are gone. There were a few VIP jobs but even they are being retired now. The last plane ever built is still in service, though, with another airplane - they serve as oil spill dispersion spray planes based in the UK. There are also airplanes being used for skydiving and as Zero G vomit comets. So, there will still be a few for quite a few years more.
This video inspired me to fix my Antonov 224 .It's been sitting in my back yard for awhile!
boeings masterpeice
What an awesome event. I read a book published in 1965, by an Engineer who took part in it's development. Boeing bet the farm on it's niche....good gamble. As one engine Engineer said: "Boeing does not manufacture low-powered aircraft!" Amen...and what a ride as compared to the earlier 707. Thanks and subscribed.
Love the bluegrass
How did it work with the pilots Union and all when they did away with the navigator’s position in all commercial aircraft, that had to be a major issue, job retraining, made them all stewardesses?
Great job done by everyone involved! Congratulations for the successful flight! Absolute beautiful landing, Captain!
Kinda had to laugh when you compared the speed readings : I have 140 what about you? Mine is showing 150
And what would have caused an immediate declaring of a pan pan pan or even mayday mayday mayday in an airliner in active service .. caused here just a “give a s*** on it 😂
The video quality seems to be of 60s standard.Was that the intent or was there no budget beyond the Cracker Jack box camera?This aircraft deserved to be documented properly.
Amazing. It was the work horse of Ethiopian Airlines.
Cut the intro Shutter noise.
Niceeeeeeeee.
Lucky airframe .
Was the landing gear down for the entire flight?
Yes - down and locked and pinned. Lots more info on my website and the longer Museum video.
Bob B. Thanks!
Why not keep it servicable and fly it at airshows ?????
The airplane is (was) far from being "Airworthy." It sat for 25 years and it's last flight required two FAA Ferry Permits and was made with 42 systems inoperative - including the flaps and landing gear.
@@bobb.3754 fair enough mate
Could you pass me the photograph of United 727 on the Renton flightline?
Regards!
Send me your email address; sorry for the delay - I rarely check these.
@@bobb.3754 My email is : gabomora@live.com.mx , thank you!!
put it back into service!!
Is it stored now?
It's on display at the Museum of Flight in Seattle. And yes, you can go inside. (But not now - since the Museum is closed by orders of the Governor due to the virus.)
cool
thanks
buttered it
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Thry leave the gear down the entire flight
The only thing I don't like about Boeing Museum aircraft there never in flight stadiss so they can never fly back to Oshkosh or elsewhere so the people of the United States can view them! There dead birds, too BAD!
The hill Billie music sucks
Shit Man, who in their right mind is shedding tears over the 727's demise? Really now.
I was in aviation starting at 16 years old, getting my pilot's license, and then served in the USAF in a fighter recon squadron. I spent time at The Boeing Company and became intimately familiar with Boeing commercial airplanes. I joined the Seattle Flight Museum aviation restoration team and became a lead project person on this unique airplane! It was great being part of the restoration team for this beautiful airplane. I was there from nose to tail, configured the three engines for installation, worked on every system as it resurrected at Paine Field, Everett, Washington. From the first power on to the hydraulic power up and engine run-up. I’ll never forget the sounds, smells, and sights. You get to see the force of hydraulic pressure first hand when tubing in the T-tail stab cradle blew, and a 100-foot rocket of hydraulic fluid spurted in the air! Bob, TC, Steve, Soar, flight crew, and all volunteers, thank you! The Boeing Flight Museum, a big thank you for your preserving the 727 legacies!
YOu have probably been asked this question many times. Can the plane take off with the airstairs down?
My family and I visited the Flight Museum last year….and really enjoyed this aircraft! Thank you!
Did you ever meet a man named Martin Vordahl during your time at Boeing?
@@willgaukler8979 DB Cooper hijacked an unpressurized plane, stayed below 10,000 ft, speed just above stall speed, flaps at 15. He jumped out the back of the 727 with stairs lowered. The plane landed in Rano with the stairs lowered, barely a scrape, was flying the next morning. Many many drops were made in Vietnam, CIA Air America out the back of the 727, back door down at take off. Get in, get out, no time to wait for stairs. Boeing confirmed it could be done, a shallow takeoff or stairs partially down. It is not conjecture.
@@willgaukler8979 The DC-9 could also have the stairs lowered, as well as the tail cone removed.
My Dad was 30 years with United Airlines. The 727 was his first aircraft out of Newark NJ in 1964. I was in 4th grade at that time. Dad retired 28 years ago as a 747 Captain. He logged 12 million+ miles in his 30 years with United and 13 years USAF. PROUD of my Dad and great memories of time with him. ❤️🤙🏻
How the hell is any pilot tracking his miles flown ? Never heard of that. Flight hours OK but miles flown really ?
@@12345fowlerhis dad is still better than yours
This is one of the best aviation videos out there - especially if you loved the Boeing 727 - Bogash and the team did a great job!
Terry Wiseman the 727-200 is my favorite aircraft. Along with the MD-80 and 757-200
Except the cameraman filming the highest speed taxi test
I delivered the Times to you Terry. I was the kid who pulled the nails from the hundreds of 2 X 4 studs in your yard. After the Navy (aviation), I took the Turbojet Flight Engineer written and oral and began to build seat time with a 135 outfit operating -200's in 1993. There was a time when I was sure I knew every rivet on a 727! All I remember now is her incredible beauty.
Thank you, Bob, for this gem. I appreciate the dedication to my father. Watching brought happy tears.
Bob,
A wonderful tribute to a great airplane and all the volunteers that made this day possible. Thank you!
I worked the Second Officer panel on her (yes, N7001U) but never got to fly her, as by the time I made right seat, all the -100s had been retired by United. I was able to get on the flight from Seatac to Boeing field with my wife and son. I was SEA based, and had just come in from a trip, so we were able to get on that flight. She continued up to Paine where she sat for so long. After that I lfew the 737 for 3 years before I was able to get the right seat of the 727. I flew her for another 7 years before all ours were unceremoniously sent to the desert after 9/11. She remains my favorite, and to this day, those were my best days as an airline pilot. Thanks for the video and all the hard work Bob. : )
Great comment and story - Thanks for sharing! Bob
Are you a DB Cooper fan?
BIG thanks to UAL and FedEx for saving such a beauty!
Great video, I will always remember this airplane. The day it flew into Paine Field, driving past it on my way to work in Everett. Bob Bogash putting the 'word' out at Boeing telling us volunteers were needed for the monumental task to put the airplane into the air for a final trip to Boeing field. And then at the end of my 43 year Boeing career seeing it land at Boeing field in Seattle. One thing about this airplane, It was actually the second 727 to be built, but truly the first to be delivered to any airline. The first 727 was retained by Boeing as a flying testbed. Originally built as a 727-100, It was modified into the 727-200 by installing fuselage plugs forward and aft of the wings and then again to a 727-300 by further extending the fuselage. The -300 concept was dropped by Boeing when further research indicated a completely new airplane would be needed for the future. The original 727 prototype was scrapped in the early 80s having served its purpose. This development cycle brought the world the 757-200.
Thank you Jim for sharing that interesting history of the 727 prototype. Of particular interest was the 727-300 experiment that birthed the 757, a absolute workhorse that is still un- replaceable in 2023.
Along with the DC9's, the 727's were possibly the most popular aircraft of choice of Australian airlines from the mid-1960's, they were also very popular with many international carriers, so being born at the end of 1959 as young lad, I probably the saw more of these aircraft than any others in the skies above my parent's Sydney home!
I was the flight engineer on this airplane, N7001U, many times when I flew for United 1986-2015. I recall one flight in about 1987 or so where the captain had a commute home flight to catch at ORD, and had a mere 20 minutes between our scheduled arrival and the departure of his commute flight. We flew at Mach .895 in continuous Mach buffet from RDU to ORD, flew downwind to Runway 27L eastbound at 13,000 feet and 410 knots indicated airspeed. He burned an extra 5,000 lbs of fuel to avoid spending $50 on a hotel room and the night at ORD and commuting home the next day. When we got to the gate at ORD, when the 1 Left cabin door opened, he muscled his way past the passengers and left me and the first officer to complete the block in check list. He made his flight. As the song goes, those were the days my friend, we thought they'd never end, but they did.
Great story, Joel! Thanks for sharing it.
These people achieve what nothing can excite me to tears, when you want something is inevitable. Great restoration and flight work, only for professionals.
nice to see it under covers :) makes me sad when i see aircraft outside left to rot. bravo boeing!
Yes, it took a long time to get most (but not all) of our collection under cover. As for Boeing - the Museum of Flight is an independent entity, altho many people call it "the Boeing Museum", etc. We have lots of non-Boeing airplanes, including the world's best Lockheed collection: www.rbogash.com/kellyairplanes.html
In the case of the 727 (and the 737 and the B-52), Boeing had absolutely nothing to do with the restoration and final flight.
Lovely landing, lovely aircraft ...
Funny to remember all those years, I flew this very airplane while working at UAL as a line pilot many years ago.
I recently retired from United as a flight attendant after 42 years. I spent hundreds of hours working on the 727-100, 727QC, and the 727-200. Loved every minute of it!
YOu may have been asked this question a few times, could the early versions, before the cooper vane, actually take off with the airstairs down? I know they can land with the air stairs down, Richard McCoy proved that.
So interesting story, preserving the history of this plane, it is amazing she could be put in flight conditions so many years it had been parked. I’ve been in the US in 1994 and had the pleasure to fly in a 727 from Miami to Laguardia. I was only 14 but used to love airplanes already.
...my last flight n a 727 was between MKE and DTW. in January of 2001 My trip back to Portland was supposed to go through MSP on an A-320 but the aircraft that was to take that leg was fogged in at Memphis.
Northwest switched me through Detroit and when I discovered the flight to was a 727-200, I saw the change as a treat rather than an inconvenience. One more flight on the old "three holer".
As a second unexpected bonus, from DTW we flew directly over Milwaukee on the westbound leg and seeing my old hometown all lit up was incredible.
727 blue zenith funny number haha 7272 when you see it Cookiezi 727 bluezenith hdhr
Saw 01U over a decade ago at Paine Field, missing parts and looking a little forlorn. Fantastic to see it back in the air. I flew on many 727s. It is a magnificent airplane. I predicted it would become, "The DC-3 of the jet age," with many flying cargo in the new century. Alas, the speed of technology and the cost of fuel made her old before her time had expired. Thank you for a wonderful video, Sir.
I wish Boeing would bring back a new version of the 727.
So that was hot Rod #1. A fitting tribute to a cool 1960s airplane. Thanks for sharing this, well done.
It’s so sad seeing a plane all shiny on its first roll out and then years later sitting in an Arizona scrapyard with its engines stripped, its wings clipped. 🥺
727 was my favorite plane to ride in back in the day.
Should run this through image stabilization filter to damp down the dizzying shakes. UA-cam has that option through your channel page.
Thanks, Bill. I apologize for the shakes. You see, we had two Go-Pro cameras set up to do the video. Unfortunately, neither functioned. The video you see was taken by me purely for my own record using my phone. My problem was I had my phone in my right hand, my DSLR camera in my left hand, the ATC microphone in my third hand, talking to the pilot and ATC, and.... well, you get the idea. Same situation for the high speed run where I was the co-pilot. In the end, that's "all there was...." I'll look into your suggestion.
I disliked the shakes enough to just keep the video on my phone for about 3 years before deciding it needed to get a wider audience and be available for posterity. Hence, the movie.
I have been an avid life-long photographer, and have a lot of fancy gear. If I had known what I recorded was going to be the only record, I could have easily done a 1000% better job!
You can see lots more history and photos on my website, including a Link to a Museum 90 minute presentation that I gave - see here: www.rbogash.com/ual727tx.htm
Update: UA-cam HAD a de-shake Utility on their site. When I went in to try and use it, I found it had been removed (to much unhappiness) about a year ago. I'll keep working that problem.
It was a workhorse in its day along with the 737 and DC-9 which made jet service available to airports like LaGuardia which could not accommodate the larger four engine planes like the 707 and DC-8. I flew on 727s many times from LGA to and from Chicago and other places.
@@1575murray Thanks, Murray. Actually, the 727 was designed specifically for operation into LGA, which had 5000 ft runways in those days. In fact, it was called the "LGA airplane." That was the origin of its famous high lift devices - leading edge slats and flaps and triple-slotted trailing edge flaps. I was the Boeing Rep at LGA in 1968 and there could easily be 50 or more 727s on the ground there at any one time.
Many people (most?) don't remember, but jets were banned from LGA due to noise and safety concerns for years after they began flying into JFK. During the certification program, Boeing flew an airplane (maybe our #1?) into LGA for a demo. A famous story is told about the airplane being on approach, and followed by an EAL Connie from the Shuttle. After a bit, the 727 was told to keep its speed up as it was being over-taken by the "faster" Connie!
@@bobb.3754 Thanks for the reminders of the old days. In the early days of the shuttles to Boston and Washington they used older piston engine planes displaced from longer routes by newer jets. Jets eventually replaced them not long afterwards if I remember. In my younger days I would go to LGA and watch the planes take off and land from the observation deck (no longer allowed after 9/11/01). It was like watching an aircraft carrier with the parade of 727s, DC9s, BAC111s, and other aircraft taking off and landing one after another. I also remember the distinct aroma of jet fuel.
12:47 The two most beautiful airplanes in the world, Piper Aerostar and Boeing 727 together in one shot. Awesome, absolutely awesome!!!!
Love the paint job-United should start using it again-very clean looking.
One cool thing about the Three Holer...it had speed, and lot's of it!
The 727 has always been my favorite aircraft to fly on as a passenger. Have many fond memories of the numerous times I flew on this grand lady.
Hand flying the three holer one last time👍
Beautiful, you can always tell the difference between the 727-100's and the 200's up , by the center engine cowling. It is oval and the later one's round.
Don't forget the service door just forward of the right wing. The tail skid is longer and they added 10 feet in front and in back of the wing box when building the -200. There are other differences I can't remember.
It's been many years since I went to 727 fam school.
Been over a year already. While I never moved an active one on revenue flight, I moved 7001 at the MOF and she is a pretty girl.
I remember flying several times in the ones that Australian airlines used to operate. Such an amazing aircraft.
Well done!! My dad has about 4000 hours in the 727 and her variants under Continental and the original Frontier. Told me they would cruise her at about .93 in the good old days then gas became too expensive and they were ordered to pull it back to the high .8s.... He also told me about his flight training theyd take her up to .96- .97 mach so they could feel the buffet of the shockwave!!! She was one hell of a slippery bird and the only one to accidentally go supersonic if i remember right...??
The DH121 Trident first flew on Jan 9 1963 a month before the Boeing.. There is a story that De Havilland asked Boeing to collaborate on the Trident, the first triplex aircraft, they came saw and went home to build the better aircraft! The Trident was hampered by specs required by BEA who asked for a smaller aircraft... It didn't really compare till the 3b and then it only sold domestically and to... China!
Edit It was the first aircraft with autoland, along with the Caravelle.. There is some argument about who was first with what.. But during foggy 1960s days and nights, only the Tridents would be flying.
A great old bird!! I wonder why they never retracted the landing gear! Compressor stall on first and last flights!!very interesting and so cool!!
God I feel old, I remember when these were lined up at Washington National Airport back in the day and night
jesus ... please some one... the CRM is not even 90.... everyone is looking at the plane.. which by the way is perfect.. but please lool at the crm, look at the human factors... we are so much better as industry right know
But 727 is my favourite jet and you guys have done a good job to retain her! Thank you
My favorite too! First aircraft I remember ever flying on (7 years old).
One hell of an airplane.I would take this over any plane today except maybe the Airbus A-340 600.
God Bless the ingenuity of those engineers and hard workers at Boing that made it possible to bring the world closer by using your airplanes, God Bless the USA 🇺🇸 because the world as we know it today would not have been what it is !
For all you Airbus fans,,
Without Boeing, Douglas, and Lockheed, Airbus couldn't have designed a hubcap.
Jus sayin.
BS. I've flown most of the Boeings and the A320. Airbus makes a great airplane. Did they learn a few things from BA? Yes. Could BA learn a few things from AirBus? YOU BET.
@@lbowsk
Boeing did learn from Airbus.
Not to build a crate like the 380.
I take that back.
Actually Boeing knew better, before Airbus built it.
if I could , I wish I had enough cash to own a 727 ✈️✈️.
Well I'll keep on DREAMING 😜 !
Great flying - a real story from the cockpit!
I used too have a Boeing framed picture of that airplane that I begged my grandma too buy for me for $2.00 at the salvation army in Tacoma
As an United Agent, Supervisor and Station Manager I was part of a ground handling crew in two locations over the years who worked this A/C many times. What a great airplane the 727 was and in some instances, still is.
Kind of chokes me up a little. One of my father's favorite pieces of equipment that he flew with UAL 🙂
Great job! Sorry to see the 72 set out to pasture. Spent 7 great years flying it.
We can not replace all of the things and objects on this earth. Many thanks for this great video.
Well, this just brought tears to my eyes... Happy retirement, 727!
As a new hire, I got to spend my first two years in the right seat. Quite possibly the best two years of my career.
Mit der 727 hat Boeing das beste Flugzeug der Welt gebaut. Es war seinerzeit weit voraus. Wenn bereits am Start das T-Leitwerk auf abheben stand brauchte man nur noch
beschleunigen. Geht mit heutigen Flugzeugen nicht mehr. Es gibt Videos darüber zu sehen. Gratulation Boeing from Erich Jeske
Lovely memories
Great video. I along with others will sure miss this old bird.
I liked that the photo plane was an Aerostar. A different kind of flying, altogether.
Take it easy Tim lol
It's the Ted Smith Aerostar that's interesting!
... never herd them say "Gear Up"... just saying ... but a great film ... I flew on it ...ah... a long time ago now ... look at us with our are ion rockets and future "of going to Mars and all ...
Gear was pinned Down.