Boeing 727-100

Boeing · United States · first flew 1963 · airliner

The 727-100 was the original production variant, seating up to 131 passengers on a fuselage 5.7 m shorter than the stretched -200.

Recognition (WEFT)

W — Wings	Low-mounted, swept
E — Engines	3 × turbofan, tail-mounted
F — Fuselage	Shorter fuselage than -200 at 40.6 m — seats roughly 131 in single class
T — Tail	T-tail

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Shorter fuselage than -200 at 40.6 m — seats roughly 131 in single class
Three rear-mounted JT8D engines with S-duct centre intake at fin base
T-tail and clean uncluttered low wing with no underwing pods

The -100 is clearly shorter than the -200 when parked side by side; count the cabin windows — the -100 has notably fewer than the stretched -200.

Specifications

The Boeing 727-100 has a length of 40.6 m (133 ft).
It has a wingspan of 32.9 m (108 ft).
Its maximum speed is 964 km/h (599 mph).
Typical crew: 3 flight crew.

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History

United Airlines inaugurated the type in February 1964, with Eastern and TWA as launch customers. Its three-engine rear layout and high-lift wing made it uniquely capable of operating from shorter runways unavailable to the 707. The -100C added a cargo door for convertible use.

Variants

The -100C was a quick-change convertible; the -100QC a rapid-conversion version with palletised seating.

Where you'll see it

Widely used by US domestic carriers through the 1970s and 1980s; converted freighters operated globally into the 2010s.

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