TAA's Boeing 727-276 - TAA MUSEUM
TRANS - AUSTRALIA AIRLINES (TAA) BOEING 727-276 (ADVANCED) VH-TBQ – LAWRENCE HARGRAVE. VH-TBQ's Technical Details: Built by The Boeing Commercial Airplane Company (BCAC) at Renton, Washington State, USA from August 1979 to January 1980. Boeing Aircraft marketed this extended model as a Boeing 727-200A. Construction / Serial Number: 22017
Trans Australia Airlines - Wikipedia
A TAA Douglas DC-9-31 at Essendon Airport in 1971, wearing the 1964-1969 Whispering T-Jet colour scheme used exclusively on DC-9s and Boeing 727s. East-coast services were continually expanded and TAA soon earned its title as a true 'trans Australian' airline with services to Perth on the west coast of the continent, using Douglas DC-4 aircraft.
Aircraft Of Trans-Australia Airlines - AussieAirliners
Trans-Australia Airlines was finally able to enter the jet-age when in February 1963 they signed a contract with the Boeing Aircraft Company to purchase two Boeing 727-100s, for delivery in 1964. These aircraft were delivered and entered service just before the busy Christmas period in 1964.
Farewell to TAA's Boeing 727s - AussieAirliners
The Boeing 727 introduced domestic jet operations to Australia in November 1964, when it entered service with the two major domestic airlines of the time: Trans Australia Airlines (TAA) and Ansett-ANA.
TAA Aircraft Page 2 - TAA MUSEUM
The TAA Fleet 1964. Pure jet travel arrived on the domestic network in 1964 with the arrival of the Boeing 727-76, affectionately known as the 'whispering T-jet', with the quietest First Class cabin in the sky, according to the advertisements.
TRANS - AUSTRALIA AIRLINES (TAA) BOEING 727-276A (ADVANCED), VH-TBQ – LAWRENCE HARGRAVE. COLLOQUIALLY KNOWN AS ‘THE THREE HOLER’. VH-TBQ’s Technical Details: Built by The Boeing Commercial Airplane Company (BCAC) at Renton, Washington State, USA from August 1979 to January 1980.
VH-TJA Boeing 727-76 - AussieAirliners
TAA The Nation's Jetline - 'James Cook' in the standard livery at Seattle Boeing Field, October 1964.
Boeing 727-100 (TAA, VH-TJC, 1965) - The Little Aviation Museum
The Boeing 727-100 was the first version of the 727 to be produced and 582 were made. Eventually twelve 727-100s flew for Australia two major airlines. This model represents VH-TJC of Trans Australia Airlines as it appeared in the mid 1960s.
Boeing 727-200 · The Encyclopedia of Aircraft David C. Eyre
In August 1965 Boeing announced the Model 727-200 to fill the requirements of operators which required a larger aircraft to meet demand. The fuselage was lengthened by 6.1 m (20 ft) in two 3.5 m (10 ft) sections fore and aft of the wing, fuel capacity being increased to 37,017 litres (8,143 Imp gals). These modifications increased the maximum ...
VH-TBH | Boeing 727-276(Adv) | Trans Australia Airlines (TAA ...
Aug 30, 2008 · Rare close-cropped rear-aspect image of TAA B727-276 VH-TBH crossing Rwy 17/35 at Canberra Airport in 1983. TAA B727s and DC-9s had a 'T' on their tail in this livery, and were known as 'T-Jets' when they entered service with TAA in the mid-1960s.