Only one modern commercial jetliner has 3 engines mounted on the tail: the Boeing 727. Place your mouse over the red links below to see the illustration highlighted.
BACKGROUND
- Boeing produced the 727 from 1964 to 1984, over 1,800 in all. Today the 727 is used mostly by cargo airlines such as FedEx. Only about 300 remain in service worldwide. They are not very fuel efficient and require a 3-person cockpit crew.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR
Boeing 727
Unlike other 3 engine jets, the 727 has a “T” tail with the horizontal stabilizer at the top. The 727 is the only plane other than the DC-9 & MD-80 to have an emergency exit stairway at the rear of the fuselage under the tail.
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