The final flight of the first Boeing 727 was 25 years in the making. A massive restoration effort was undertaken for the iconic airliner, which is credited with expanding air travel by opening short jet routes across the U.S. http://cnn.it/21ExhD9 | CNN

BREAKING NEWS: A Boeing 727 cargo jet crashes in a fireball and the plane's final moments are captured on camera. The harrowing video out of Colombia shows the jet overshooting the runway before the crash. http://abc7.la/2h8EfxT | ABC7

Boeing 727 Passenger Jet Crash Experiment On April 27, 2012, an international team of scientists, experts and elite pilots deliberately crash landed a 170-seat Boeing 727 passenger jet to study the mechanics of a plane crash in real time. The jet was then slammed into the ground by remote control in a “high vertical load impact” where the plane falls short of the runway. It hit the ground at 140mph – the speed of impact in 80% of crashes – while 24 cameras recorded the result. The first 11 rows