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Boeing 727-200 1/200 Scale Diecast Model TWA, N12304 Brand: Inflight200 SKU: IF722TW0120W
AUD $135.00
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B727-200 1/200 Scale Diecast Model, Trans World Airlines, N12304
Length | 23.3 cm | 9.2 in | Approx |
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Wingspan | 16.5 cm | 6.5 in | Approx |
Model features:
- Constructed with metal and plastic components
- Undercarriage fix extended
- Display stand included.
Inflight200 IF722TW0120W
IF722TW0120W replicates in 1/200 scale diecast the B727-231 (-31 is Boeing’s customer code for TWA) registration N12304 in Trans World Airline’s livery, circa the early 1980s.
Trans World Airlines
Trans World Airlines (TWA) was a prominent American airline that operated domestic and international services. The airline was formed as Transcontinental & Western Air on October 1, 1930, with the merger of Transcontinental Air Transport (TAT), Western Air Express (WAE), Maddux Air Lines, Standard, and Pittsburgh Aviation Industries Corporation (PAIC). In April 2001, after many years of financial woes, the airline’s assets were acquired by American Airlines.
Boeing 727
The B727 is an American mid-size, narrow-body, three-engine jet airliner. It first flew (727-100) in February 1963, entering service in February 1964 with Eastern Air Lines. The 727-100 and stretched 727-200 were the main variants; an improved model, the 727-200 Advanced, introduced in 1970, had more powerful engines, increased fuel capacity and MTOW. Designated as the C-22 by the USAF.
Designed to service smaller airports unsuitable for the Boeing 707, The B727 was Boeing’s first jetliner with all powered flight controls, triple-slotted flaps and auxiliary power unit (APU). With 1,832 airframes built before production ended in 1984, it was the first commercial aeroplane to break the 1,000-sales mark.
Airframe construction is mainly of aluminium alloy. The fuselage is a semi-monocoque structure with an airstair built into the rear underbelly and APU, making the 727 self-sufficient. Wings are low-mounted cantilever designs with a sweep back and dihedral with a cantilever swept-back “T” tail. The retractable undercarriage is a tricycle type with the primary units mounted in the wing, retracting inwards into the fuselage, nose wheel retracts forward into the fuselage. The flight crew of three consists of two pilots, a flight engineer and the passenger cabin seats up to 125 passengers, six abreast in the -100 and 134 in the -200.
It uses three Pratt & Whitney JT8D low-bypass turbofan engines mounted at the rear of the fuselage, externally on each side and a third internally, fed via a dorsal air-intake through an “S-duct”. The B727 -200 has a cruise speed of 865–953 km/h (537-570 mph), a maximum speed of 961km/h (597mph), a service ceiling of 13,000 m (42,000 ft) and a maximal range of 3500 km (2,175 mi).
Boeing 727-200 1/200 Scale Diecast Model TWA, N12304 Brand: Inflight200 SKU: IF722TW0120W
AUD $135.00
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