B727-200 Frontier Airlines

[matth737]

Hello everybody,

I found out that Frontier Airlines also had the Boeing 727-200 version, and maybe someone would be interested in adding it in our hangars ?
Here are the links of 3 different 727's:

- N7276F : www.aviationphotographs.net/FrontierAirlines/FrontierFamily3/family-530.jpg (there is something written under the cockpit windows but can't read it)

- N7277F : www.aviationphotographs.net/FrontierAirlines/FrontierFamily3/family-507.jpg

- N7278F : www.aviationphotographs.net/FrontierAirlines/FrontierFamily3/family-505.jpg

Hope it's going to be of interest for other 727 pilots


Matt

[Tony Madge - HJG]

Jim Campisi painted the 727-100 in these colours, if he is unable to add the 200 I will happily oblige

[hornit - HJG]

Should be an easy extension Tony.....I got it.

[Tony Madge - HJG]

excellent

[darrenvox]

id like to see the 3rd pictured one done...good luck

[747braniffplace]

The third one, N7278F from the best I can tell, was the first -291 delivered to Frontier...and I believe in 1971 or 1972, went over to Braniff where she became famous...re-registered as N408BN, she wore the Calder Bicentennial red, white, and blue colors.

Nance, in his book "Flying Colors: The Destruction of Braniff" mentions that this bird in particular was a "Hangar Queen" because of numerous rudder trim write-ups. She sort of "crabbed" her way along routes...

I have wondered how many -200's Frontier took delivery of. And why, if they had already tried the -100 and found it too large(?) or uneconomical(?) for their type of operation, why on Earth did they entertain the thought of a -200?

James
DFW-TX

[747braniffplace]

...and it looks like a -200 Arrow Jet has freshly arrived here at HJG, and at some point will be available to us! She's a beauty!!!

[za0901]

Frontier replaced the 727-100 with 737-200. Same payload for less expense. 200s were on higher density runs like Las Vegas and Phoenix.

[M.I.B.]

My first thought was: "Where's the vertical stabilizer ANIMAL?"