Just noticed that Captain Sim has released the -200 and Freighter.  I got it now and will install it tomorrow.  I expect they will look great as always.
I would love to see a 727-200BBJ version released with this series.  It would be great with a really tricked out luxury interior.  They made a few of them out of the Boeing factory although I read that they were not officially designated as BBJs.

I didn't know either until I sent a ticket to customer support asking about it a few days ago.


The response was:

It's already released    

It's a great plane though. I love the steam era planes.... No IRS, FMC, A/T = No hassle 

How can i get the 727-200 ? ....and where can i get ?

you know another thing that is really really fun with the 727? well, been doing this a few times online with friends.
dont descend for the airport initially. i stay at 32,000 feet or somewhere around that until about 10nm DME from the runway. then throttle off, airbreaks open, and dive.
if you do things just right, and have a little skill, ,you can land her easy nice and easy with RW room to spare.


anyway, just wanted to share that with ya all. its really fun and the plane just seems to be able to do it without fuss.

I've been in a steep decent on a 27 from what I would guess to be about 10K(I wasn't in the cockpit so I don't know for sure) but to attempt that from 32K I don't think would be possible without loosing some vital parts of the aircraft. For one your IAS dosn't truely reflect the true the speed of the aircraft that high up. I'm not a pilot but to slow the aircraft down enough at 32K to deploy the spoilers you would most likely stall out.

I just read that when the test pilots were testing the 727 they put it through some grueling maneuvers.
They actually did complete barrel rolls with it and other acrobatic maneuvers.
The 727 was built to take a beating so I wouldn't doubt it could withstand something like this if it could control the speed.

Bob

Unfortunately there is no 'all in one' product available.

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The IAS (indicated air speed) is indeed the speed that the *density* of air you're flying in is impacting the aircraft and control surfaces.  If the wings cannot take more than X knots indicated airspeed, you should not exceed that indicated airspeed at any altitude.  Indicated airspeed decreases as altitude increases, because the air pressure also decreases as the altitude increases.

This differs from TAS (true air speed) which is your indicated airspeed corrected for temperature and pressure altitude.  TAS is the speed you're actually moving through the air.

This also differs from GS (ground speed) which is your true airspeed corrected for any effects of the column of air you are moving through (winds), and is the speed you're actually covering over the ground.

You can figure all these out with a few simple readings from your instruments (Altimeter and Outside Air Temperature) and a cheap little gizmo (under $10 for the paper ones) called an E6-B.

This also differs from CAS, EAS... but I digress.