Permalink: http://www.boeingimages.com/archive/First-727-100-in-Flight--Cover-of-the-1963-Boeing-Annual-Report-2F3XC5S7L23.htmlCopyright © Boeing. All Rights Reserved.View Photo/Video onlyConceptually similar727-100 Over Mount Rainier727-100 in Flight Near Mt. Rainier727-100 in Flight Near Mt. Rainier727-100 in Flight Near Mt. Rainier727-100 Flying Over Mt. Rainier727-100 Flying Over Mountains727-100 in Flight727-100 in Flight Over Mountains727-100 in FlightView AllView more with similar tones First 727-100 in Flight, Cover of the 1963 Boeing Annual ReportBuy A Print or License This PhotoWhat Type of Order?Usage:The first 727 rolled out Nov. 27, 1962, bearing the same lemon-yellow and copper-brown color scheme as the Dash 80. To help spur sales, Boeing sent a 727 on a 76,000-mile tour of 26 countries. Originally, Boeing planned to build 250 of the planes. However, after being shown to the world, they proved so popular (especially after the larger 727-200 model, which carried up to 189 passengers, was introduced) that a total of 1,832 were produced at the Renton plant. The 727 was the only Boeing-built trijet in its time. It was designed to operate out of small airports with shorter runways than were used by 707s. The 131-passenger trijet also was the first Boeing commercial jetliner to use an auxiliary power unit (APU), a small gas turbine that eliminated the need for ground power or starting equipment at small airports when the main engines were shut off. All 727s carried self-contained, hydraulically operated stairs, which, combined with the APU, could make the airplane independent of ground equipment. The 727 jet also was built as a freighter and as a ''quick change'' version, which airlines could convert from a passenger transport to a freighter, or a combination of both, as they chose.BI220615 (k9870)Maximum size:5100px × 3950px (~57 MB)17.0in × 13.1in (300dpi)License type:Rights ManagedKeywords:1960s-727 family-727-100-air to air-airplanes-Boeing livery-commercial-commercial passenger planes-day-exteriors-farmland-flying-full body views-haze-jets-monoplanes-mountains-out of production-photos-right front views-right side views-snow-sunshine-text-tilt views-urban areas-viewed from above-wilderness-yellowRelated Photo/Videos:View AllRelated Virtual folders:727