The first B727 prepares for her last flight

[S V Choong 4]

Interesting read away from the domination of contemporary aircraft such as the B777, B787, A350, A380 and etc.

 

 

 

More than 27 years after it was gifted to the Museum of Flight, the first Boeing 727 is still being restored at the museum’s Restoration Center at Paine Field in preparation for its last flight down to Boeing Field.

This plane first rolled out of the factory on November 27, 1962, and took its first flight (from Renton Field to Paine Field) on February 9, 1963. It was then used for a year as a Boeing test flight aircraft before being delivered to United Airlines on October 6, 1964.

With United, it flew 64,495 hours, with 48,060 take-offs and landings. After being repainted to its original livery, N7001U flew, in January 1991, from Boeing Field to Paine Field, where it has been sitting ever since....

Source:

http://www.airlinereporter.com/2015/08/first-boeing-727-prepares-last-flight/

Would be interesting to see this old bird coming to life again, keep your eyes peeled.

More reading:

 

http://aviationweek.com/blog/archives/venerable-boeing-727-prototype-fly-again

 

http://flightclub.jalopnik.com/the-first-boeing-727-ever-made-is-almost-ready-to-make-1724191911

[Hakan 2]

It's amazing story. I have really respect to American's, about to their loyality to aviations.

[S V Choong 4]

Me too, Australian too apparently. The US and Australia has a land mass to be able to preserve their aircraft and the appropriate desert dry climate.

[flee 5]

This story is about six months old - has there been any progress on the final flight?

[S V Choong 4]

This story is about six months old - has there been any progress on the final flight?

 

 

I just saw the video on Museum of Flight page and it seems they have the system on and blower functioning.

 

Other than that, no definite dates yet. But keep on saying getting close all the time. The restoration project started way back in 2007 from what I read?