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1963
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FLIGHT International, 9 May 1963 677 THE BOEING 727 DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME O u- HIGH LIFT WING GEOMETRY LATERAL CONTROL DIRECTIONAL CONTROL 1959 1961 1962 t,Z\^ - Winq 1 |Wng25| Winq 34ln » .,„ • J^I&xA -/JWI w932-|Deto,IDes,9n B Spoilers Aileron Config,Hinge M< Finyv35 FiiW55, RudderH.M Tail Position ElevatorHingeMomt.Stabili 900 HOURS 550 200 150 Development of the 727 high-lift system in 1960-61, showing per-cent increase over CL (clean); A basic Dash-80, B blown fillet flap; C blown fillet flaps and tracks; D revised B; E triple-slotted flap. 250- 290- 15tf 1 Leading edge as on 720 2 LE flaps straight inboard and centre, curved outboard 3 LE flaps straight inboard, curved centre 'and outboard 4 LE slats 5 Blown LE flaps 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 AIR-CONDITIONING (HALF-SYSTEM TEST) HYDRAULIC POWER (SYSTEMS A,B) •PROJECT ESTABLISHED •MOCK-UP STARTED •CONFIGURATION SETTLED JT8D-1 CHOSEN* «DLH AIRCRAFT ANNOUNCED &UAL.EAL ORDERS' ORDER PRODUCTION STARTED* •AA ORDER -FIRST FLIGHT •TWA ORDER 'FIRST UAL •FIRST WING/BODY DELIVERY ROLL-OUT* JOINED •ANA & TAA CHOOSE 727 727s shop complete^ delivere i lliffe Transport Publications Ltd 1963
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