But when said “stuff” is a giant Boeing 727 aircraft that is still in excellent ... it was the creation of former pilot Thomas Bennington and his Smyrna, Tennessee-based company Max Power ...

With the engines now in back, if the pilot forced the plane into too high of an angle on take-off or landing, it could cause the engines to stall out. To help with this, Boeing equipped the 727 ...

Twenty-nine years ago, Boeing’s 727 was its best-selling ... fuel going through the roof,” said Ryan, a pilot who also was type rated as a 727 captain. He said his company had 550 pilots ...

Seattle’s Museum of Flight successfully completed the final journey, Wednesday, of the first Boeing ... pilot Mike Scott, flight engineer Ralph Pascale and restoration manager Bob Bogash. The ...

an empty Boeing 727 has been deliberately crashed in a remote Mexican desert as the centrepiece of a documentary on air safety. The aircraft was piloted to the crash location before the pilot ...

Air travelers will no longer be able to enjoy the Boeing 727’s distinctive design after the jet made its last commercial passenger flight. Flying a domestic Iranian route, a 38-year-old Boeing ...

which was a significant part of my experience and growth as a pilot. Moving from the military to commercial aviation was an amazing leap forward for me. When I captained the Boeing 727 for Delta ...