Boeing 727 footage makes people nostalgic with its incredibly loud reverse thrust

This Boeing 727 footage tends to make people feel extremely nostalgic. The main reason? Its loud reverse thrust.

In many ways, the American narrow-body airliner is a throwback to a bygone era in aviation.

Having made its commercial debut in 1964, the 727 made its last commercial flight in 2019.

But it is fondly remembered for the amount of noise it made.

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Incredible Boeing 727 footage creates nostalgia

Seeing a Boeing 727 is something of a rare sight nowadays.

But seeing one show off its incredibly loud reverse thrust is something else entirely.

Yet that is exactly what happened on the Topfelya YouTube channel.

Back in 2016, the YouTube content creator captured something truly amazing.

They witnessed the iconic aircraft put on a display as part of a Boeing oil spill response.

The wet spray departure and landing are absolutely incredible to witness.

As soon as it begins to take off, the noise of the reverse thrust is almost unreal.

The aircraft produces a sound-shattering noise from the reverse thrust.

And it is enough to induce some serious nostalgia.

“727′s were like fighter jets,” the top comment noted.

“On takeoff, you could feel the power as you were sucked into your seat.”

“The engines were loud and had that crackling power sound. Honestly, the glory days of jet travel,” the comment continues.

“It’s all quiet and boring now.”

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Iconic aircraft was a three-way compromise

The origin story of the Boeing 727 is actually quite a fascinating one.

This is because it came about as a compromise between American Airlines, United Airlines, and Eastern Air Lines.

Each airline had developed the need for an airliner to serve smaller cities with fewer passengers and shorter runways.

Eventually, all three agreed on the trijet design for the new aircraft.

Since its creation, the 727 has been one of the loudest aircraft ever made.

The US Noise Control Act of 1972 mandated the use of quieter, Stage 3 aircraft.

At the time, the Boeing 727 was still a Stage 2 aircraft.

This scale of noise led to requirements for quieter, high-bypass turbofan engines.

What this means is that any Boeing 727 units still flying have to be retrofitted with a ‘hush kit’.

This is done to reduce the noise produced to comply with Stage 3 regulations.

Since September 2010, the Boeing 727 actually had the unique distinction of being banned from some Australian airports for producing too much noise.