The 757 Story Pt1: From 727-300, to 7N7, to 757

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The 757 Story Pt1: From 727-300, to 7N7, to 757

05-15-2019, 02:43 AM

The NG Models 757 has been a revelation in 1:400 so it is high time I investigated more of their model's histories. Part 1 of a 2 part series looks at the beginnings of the 757 and the journey from the 727-300 to the 7N7 and finally to the 757:

The 757 Story Pt1: From 727-300, to 7N7, to 757 - YESTERDAY'S AIRLINES

https://www.yesterdaysairlines.com/airline-history-blog/the-757-story-pt1-from-727-300-to-7n7-to-757

The Boeing 727-200 Advanced was spectacularly successful during the 1970s but although orders were flooding in Boeing didn’t rest on its laurels and was looking for ways to improve the design. In the end the result wasn’t the initially designed stretched 727-300 but instead an all new jet, the 7N7, that was paired with its

Boeing 757-200 Prototypes by rstretton, on Flickr

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