SEATTLE -- The first Boeing 727 ever built completed its final flight Wednesday morning, taking off after 25 years of restoration work on a flight from Paine Field in Everett, Wash., to its new ...

The Boeing 727 and McDonnell Douglas DC-9 are two classic examples ... An interior control panel in the cabin allows the Cabin Crew to operate the airstairs. As this process is automatic, there's only ...

A total of 1,832 planes were made, making it the first commercial airplane to break the 1,000-sales mark, according to Boeing. The 727 would become a historic part of 1970s and 80s aviation.

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Despite the record-setting sales, the 727's production run came to an end a little over 20 years after it began, with Boeing pulling the plug on the build in 1984. As for why the company ended ...

Public acceptance of once troubled planes The 727 went on to become the bestselling jet of its time for Boeing. It eventually sold 1,831 of the jets, nearly twice as many as the rival DC-9.

In fact, when you think about it, the 727 may have been way ahead of its time militarily. Having a commercial aircraft that can fly fast and high while also being able to punch stuff out its ...