What is Boeing 727?
{|{{Infobox aircraft begin | name = Boeing 727 | image = File:BA (Comair) B727-230A ZS-OBO (6703320867).jpg | caption = A Boeing 727-200 Advanced Operated By Comair Under British Airways }}{{Infobox aircraft type | type = Narrow-body [[jet airliner]] | national origin = United States | manufacturer = [[Boeing Commercial Airplanes]] | designer = | first flight = February 9, 1963 | introduced = February 1, 1964 with [[Eastern Air Lines|Eastern Airlines]] | status = Not being made anymore, still being used by airlines | produced = 1963–1984 | primary user = [[FedEx]] (Former)<!--Limit one (1) primary user. Top 4 users listed in 'primary user' and 'more users' fields based on number of their fleets. --> | more users = Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter (former?)<br/>Cargojet Airways <br/> Kalitta Charters<!-- Limit is three (3) in 'more users' field, four (4) total users with primary user. Please separate with <br/>.--> | number built = 1,832<ref name=727_family>{{cite web |title=727 Family |publisher=Boeing Commercial Airplanes |url=http://www.boeing.com/commercial/727family/ |accessdate= May 14, 2012}}</ref> | variants with their own articles = | developed into = Boeing 737 | retired = 2019 (Passenger Use) }} |} The '''Boeing 727''' is a [[jet aircraft|jet]] [[airliner]]. It is made by [[Boeing Commercial Airplanes]]. It can carry 149 to 189 passengers. It can fly for {{convert|2400|to|2700|nmi|km|lk=in}}. The Boeing 727 was made to fly short [[distance]]s. It can also take off from short [[runway]]s at smaller [[airport]]s. It has three [[Pratt & Whitney JT8D]] engines. One engine is at the back, and the other two are on the sides of the plane. The 727 is the only plane made by Boeing which has three engines. The Boeing 727 was made after the [[Boeing 707]]. The 727 and the 707 have some similar features. The 727-100 first flew in February 1963. The first [[airline]] to use it was [[Eastern Air Lines]]. The 727-200, a longer version of the 727, first flew in July 1967. It was first used by [[Northeast Airlines]]