Originally Posted by
TransWorld
The 727 (and even the mad dogs) have things that the newer generation have never imagined!
I wonder if they have heard of the Cooper Vane, for example?
There used to be a 727 show up every year for the annual skydiving convention. They’d remove the aft air stairs so the cooper vane was useless and line the stairwell with panels so people didn’t snag their equipment on the way out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJk9V8dfvrY