longer than a Boeing 727-200. However, the interior cabin was much larger, due to a more optimized design with far less wasted space. Populated with casinos and sitting 23 mi (37 km) away from ...

Once a best-selling airliner, the 727 now ... stretched -200 sold like hotcakes, but the JT8Ds were loud. Hush kits kept some flying but added weight and complexity, and besides, Boeing had ...