| Manufacturer |
Tupolev |
Boeing |
| Description |
The Tupolev Tu-104 (NATO reporting name: Camel) is a medium-range, narrow-body, twin turbojet-powered Soviet airliner. |
The Boeing 727 is an American narrow-body trijet that was developed and produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. |
| ICAO Code |
|
B722 |
| First Flight |
1955-06-17 |
1963-02-09 |
| Entry Into service |
1956-09-15 |
1964-02-01 |
| Production End |
1960-01-01 |
1984-01-01 |
| Service End |
1981-01-01 |
2019-01-22 |
| Designer |
Andrei Tupolev |
|
| Type |
Narrow-body jetliner |
|
| Length (m) |
40.06 |
40.5384 |
| Height (m) |
11.9 |
10.3632 |
| Line Logo |
|
727-200_line_drawing.jpg |
| White Logo |
|
727-200_white.jpg |
| Cockpit Crew |
7 |
3 |
| Max Seating |
115 |
106 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
950 |
1017 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
|
960 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
12000 |
|
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
10 |
|
| Capacity Description |
50–115 passengers |
106 passengers in two classes, 125 in one class |
| Max Mach (Mach) |
|
0.9 |
| National Origin |
|
United States of America |
| Number Built |
201 |
1832 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Mikulin AM-3M-500 turbojet engines |
3 × Pratt & Whitney JT8D-7 turbofan engine |
| Primary Users |
Aeroflot, ČSA |
USA Jet Airlines, Air Class Líneas Aéreas, 2Excel Aviation, IFL Group |
| Status |
Retired |
In limited cargo, military and executive service |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-104 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_727 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
34.54 |
32.9184 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
183 |
153.29 |
| Wake Category |
|
M |
| Aircraft Engine |
|
Pratt & Whitney JT8D |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |