Boeing 727 #1 (N7001U)

N7001U is the first 727 Boeing built. It flew for the first time on Febrary 9, 1963. After being used for flight testing and certification, it was turned over to United Airlines. The plane was in regular use with United until October 1988.

These photographs were taken on April 12, 1997 at the Museum of Flight's Resoration Center at Paine Field in Everrett, WA.

A note about the photographs: clicking on the thumbnail picture will load an image approximately 500x300 pixels large (~60Kb). Under each thumbnail is the word "huge". Clicking there will load the original scanned image of about 1000x600 pixels at JPEG 75% quality (~400-500Kb).

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Since the first time I flew on a 727 as a child, I've been fascinated with the trailing-edge flaps. The triple-slotted design is one of the most complex on any airliner, and were designed to allow the short-field capability of the 727.
Needless to say, I was really excited when I walked outside the Museum of Flight's Restoration Center's workshop and saw they were storing N7001U with the flaps down. For non-aviation industry people like me, it's a rare experience to be able to wander around (and underneath!) a plane like the 727.

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	Since the first time I flew on a 727 as a child, I've been fascinated with the trailing-edge flaps. The triple-slotted design is one of the most complex on any airliner, and were designed to allow the short-field capability of the 727. Needless to say, I was really excited when I walked outside the Museum of Flight's Restoration Center's workshop and saw they were storing N7001U with the flaps down. For non-aviation industry people like me, it's a rare experience to be able to wander around (and underneath!) a plane like the 727.
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