The experiment unfolds According to various sources, on April 27, 2012, the Boeing 727 took off with a crew of two pilots, an engineer and a cabin filled with scientific equipment, crash test ...

The original run of 727s was the 727-100 model. After just a few years, due to a demand to fit in even more passengers per flight, Boeing produced the 727-200, which is 20 feet longer and can hold ...

However, those on the 727 were some of the loudest on any commercial airline (at over 100 decibels), forcing Boeing to build them with anti-noise kits. Ironically, Boeing only intended to make ...