722sday

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 03/31/2015 at 15:27 • Filed to: planelopnik

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Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > ttyymmnn 03/31/2015 at 16:03

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727sday, actually.

ttyymmnn > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 03/31/2015 at 16:08

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It's a 727-200, which is referred to as a 722, in the same way a 747-400 is referred to as a 744. The redundant "7" is replaced by the first digit of the model number.

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > ttyymmnn 03/31/2015 at 16:11

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722?

f86sabre > ttyymmnn 03/31/2015 at 16:14

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Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > ttyymmnn 03/31/2015 at 16:16

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I didn't someone that makes so many planelopnik posts would get the wrong name like that... but I had to be sure :)

Learned something. I didn't know they shortened the designations like that.

ttyymmnn > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 03/31/2015 at 16:30

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No worries! Glad I could teach you something. You can go even further with this. The first digit of the suffix refers to the model, and the second and third digits refer to a Boeing customer code. So for example, this 757-222 (registration N540UA ) is a 757-200 that was delivered to United Airlines (22).

List of Boeing Customer Codes

ttyymmnn > f86sabre 03/31/2015 at 16:31

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I'm glad they ditched that company yellow.

f86sabre > ttyymmnn 03/31/2015 at 20:10

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ttyymmnn > f86sabre 03/31/2015 at 20:43

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Holy crap. I guess the real question here is, "Why??"

f86sabre > ttyymmnn 03/31/2015 at 20:50

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for use at high/hot airports like Mexico City. Aeromexico was the main force behind it. I've seen the stress docs and it was part of the certified design.

ttyymmnn > f86sabre 03/31/2015 at 22:45

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That would have been a fun ride.

wafflesnfalafel > f86sabre 03/31/2015 at 23:10

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wow - never seen that, JATO 727. Always liked 727s - fast and zippy. More fun than a 'bus in the sky' 737.