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The very last flight of a Boeing 720 IN THE WORLD!
Pratt & Whitney's Boeing 720 «Pinocchio» took off for his last flight. TODAY! This is the 154th Boeing 720 and it is thelast airworthy Boeing 720 in the world. Now has reached a new level by being lendt to the Royal Canadian Air Force national museum in Trenton, Ontario. The plane has retired 2 years ago from operation as you can read in the article posted, but today was the last time the test-bed took off to the skies for a last flight from Saint-Hubert (CYHU) to Trenton (CYTR). LINK… (flightaware.com) 更多...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
low pass on that day at CYHU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUmeiBsup6c
it was a sad day 9 years ago when Delta flew the last Boeing-727 into Birmingham Al. It is sad to see them leave. They were a great airplane to work and to fly on.
Has it been 9 years? I worked many a 727 when I worked for Delta from 1984-1990 in MEM. The 727 was such a great plane.
yes sir it has. it amazing how long it has been. when i see the fedex 727 it brings sadness to me. i miss them
Northwest Airlines had 17 of the 720B's that had the JT3D-7 engines (19,000 thrust). These engines made the aircraft overpowerd but were used for fleet commonality because the 707-320B also had these. From a pilot standpoint one had to start reducing power 2000 feet before level off or you would blow right through your assigned altitude. An Air Force friend of mine who flew F102's said this bird could outperform his fighter.
I once made a high performance climb, (very light and cold) and made it to 28,000 in a little over 30 NM. The VSI (6000 feet type) would not come off the climb peg until one was above 20,000 feet normally.
I also was associated with Pratt for a short time and saw the bird they had up close. Funny looking beast but flew well...
Cheers
I once made a high performance climb, (very light and cold) and made it to 28,000 in a little over 30 NM. The VSI (6000 feet type) would not come off the climb peg until one was above 20,000 feet normally.
I also was associated with Pratt for a short time and saw the bird they had up close. Funny looking beast but flew well...
Cheers
If you want some good pictures, you can go to yulaviation.com. Though, please don't use any pictures without permission. Thanks