- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Boeing 727
- Date of Original:
- 1708/2022
- Subject:
- Boeing 727 (Jet transports)
Airplanes--United States
Flight
Boeing airplanes
Airlines--United States
Clouds
Eastern Air Lines, inc. - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The Boeing 727 "Whisper Jet" became a workhorse in the passenger industry after it entered service for Eastern in 1964. Its nickname came from its three quiet engines, which offered high-powered performance. It held 138 seats and cruised at 605 miles per hour.
Photograph of an Eastern Air Lines Boeing 727 in flight. The Boeing 727 "Whisper Jet" became a workhorse in the passenger industry after it entered service for Eastern in 1964. Its nickname came from its three quiet engines, which offered high-powered performance. It held 138 seats and cruised at 605 miles per hour. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/eastern-air-lines/m-3576/
- Rights Holder:
- Reprinted by permission of Boeing Company
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/eastern-air-lines
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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