Originally Posted by captjns

There is not a better jumbo in the sky than the good old reliable 747. No cracking wing spars, all systems which can be controlled by the crew at their beckoned call.

Next to the 727-100 none better than the 747... an airplane a pilot can fly like a Cessna 182... unlike the other jumbo built for those special needs types.

But I must still raise my glass of VSOP to the trust worthy, old reliable, true blue 727.