Fifty years ago, September 1972 saw a milestone in civil aviation history when Seattle planemaker Boeing sold its 1000th 727 trijet. After WWII, the aviation industry was just coming to grips with the jet engine. Whether airlines preferred new turboprops or not, like the Vickers Viscount, it was only a matter of time before jet engines would rule the roost.
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