727 at Heathrow

[silverfoxcc]

just a heads up for the nostalgia bods

A 727 is leaving LHR around 10.50 tomorrow on its last flight to ST Athans? for breaking up

[Eric Mc]

Which one?
Where is it going for breaking?

There are a couple of spray equipped 727s based at Lasham. Is it one of those?

[anonymous-user]

Got a source?

[Horsham558]

Something got lost in the translation. It's a BA 777-200 ( short code B772 ) off to Wales for decommisioning.
Credit to London, South & East Anglia Aviation Facebook page.

Edited by Horsham558 on Sunday 12th January 18:55

[aeropilot]

Horsham558 said:

Something got lost in the translation. It's a BA 777-200 ( short code B772 ) off to Wales for decommisioning.

I was going to say, there hasn't been a commercial operated 727 into LHR for years, possibly decades....wouldn't pass noise abatement regs now.

[Eric Mc]

That makes more sense. The middle digit of a Boeing makes all the difference.

[LHRFlightman]

aeropilot said:

I was going to say, there hasn't been a commercial operated 727 into LHR for years, possibly decades....wouldn't pass noise abatement regs now.

Yes it would.

[aeropilot]

LHRFlightman said:

aeropilot said:

I was going to say, there hasn't been a commercial operated 727 into LHR for years, possibly decades....wouldn't pass noise abatement regs now.

Yes it would.

Really........

I would have thought even a hush-kit equipped 727 would be now outside current noise limits?

[andy97]

Horsham558 said:

Something got lost in the translation. It's a BA 777-200 ( short code B772 ) off to Wales for decommisioning.
Credit to London, South & East Anglia Aviation Facebook page.

Edited by Horsham558 on Sunday 12th January 18:55

How old is that?

[JxJ Jr.]

aeropilot said:

LHRFlightman said:

aeropilot said:

I was going to say, there hasn't been a commercial operated 727 into LHR for years, possibly decades....wouldn't pass noise abatement regs now.

Yes it would.

Really........

I would have thought even a hush-kit equipped 727 would be now outside current noise limits?

It seems Heathrow has a voluntary target of no Chapter 3 aircraft from 2020. So it would appear that a hush-kitted 727 would no longer be allowed at LHR.

[Horsham558]

andy97 said:

How old is that?

Delivered to British Airways November 1995.

[Trevatanus]

My first ever flight in the mid 80's was out of a Heathrow in a Lufthansa 727

[aeropilot]

I see it was one year ago today, that the final commercial flight of a 727 took place, in Iran.

[LHRFlightman]

JxJ Jr. said:

aeropilot said:

LHRFlightman said:

aeropilot said:

I was going to say, there hasn't been a commercial operated 727 into LHR for years, possibly decades....wouldn't pass noise abatement regs now.

Yes it would.

Really........

I would have thought even a hush-kit equipped 727 would be now outside current noise limits?

It seems Heathrow has a voluntary target of no Chapter 3 aircraft from 2020. So it would appear that a hush-kitted 727 would no longer be allowed at LHR.

The noise limits don't preclude an operation. An AN-224 could operate, however if ( when ) it breaks the noise limits it will receive a fine for doing so. And
the poster above it correct, we do have a voluntary target to phase out Ch3.

[andy97]

Horsham558 said:

andy97 said:

How old is that?

Delivered to British Airways November 1995.

Thanks. I still think of 777s as relatively new planes!!!!

[PAUL500]

Heard it come over my place gliding into St Athan this morning, followed by another not long after.

More and more of these big jets are heading to St Athan these days, quite sad watching them come straight over the top, quite low , wheels down, and knowing its there final journey. Like watching big old tuskers seeking out the elephants graveyard.

Much nicer times was listening to the Conways of the VC10s coming in for their majors and running out to the back garden to take a look.

[nikaiyo2]

My old boss had 2 727s, lovely things they were, with new 1& 3 engines from a MD83 (I think) and winglets. both are still flying as VIP transport for various African nations, so chance of them coming back to the UK.

Edited by nikaiyo2 on Tuesday 14th January 09:36

[silverfoxcc]

Just got onto the site

apologies for raising false hopes! Had an email mid morning giving me the heads up on this on duff info

[karma mechanic]

I recall a flight in a 727 in 1968, Orlando to Washington with National. I wondered if the pilot flying had honed his skills doing deck landings, the landing was so hard that many of the passengers screamed and adopted the brace position.

[Eric Mc]

Some nice 727 action here. The narrator sounds like one of the TV meerkats but apart from that, it's quite good.