MW> JC> Seems that so far his observation has been pretty wrong except
MW> JC> the part  that he personally didn't want to fly in that bird.
MW> JC> Seems the 727 came  out about 64 and has been in continuous
MW> JC> service since then, some 33  years and probably the most
MW> JC> reliable plane in the world chasing the DC- 3.  I pause to think
MW> JC> how long it will continue in service and to my  knowledge no
MW> JC> accidents involving the tail section except ole DB doing  the
MW> JC> bailout. 
MW>Jim - I couldn't agree more. I flew it for 5 years before
MW>moving to the 747 and never doubted its structural
MW>integrity. I was merely relating what I thought was a funny
MW>story, not disparaging the aircraft or Boeing.
No Murray, I knew that you wouldn't doubt the integrity of the 727.  I 
basically was commenting on the Structual Integrity Engineer that Mike 
said wouldn't fly in the aircraft.  I was on it for about 18 years and 
got to know it pretty well.
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