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Boeing 707-320C
The 707 developed from Boeing's 367-80 demonstrator and entered airline service in 1958. Its swept wing carried four podded engines, while the cabin used a six-abreast cross-section that influenced later Boeing narrow-bodies. Several fuselage, wing and engine developments followed.
The -320C in this catalogue is a convertible passenger-and-cargo version. Its flight deck includes a flight engineer position and systems from an earlier jet age. The Working Title manual identifies the specific simulated layout, including cargo configuration, navigation and flight-control details.
Aircraft / family
My Last Boeing 707
Captain Fernando de la Torre Bekdach · undated retrospective
Proficient Pilot: Confessions of a co-pilot
Barry Schiff · 5 January 2008
The wind beneath my delta wings
Paul Smiddy interview with John Hutchinson · October 2012 · pp.16–19
Boeing 720
Shenshee's Boeing 720 package separates the turbojet 720 from the turbofan 720B. Version 4.4.1 revises flap and wheel geometry. The author documents the absence of FMS vertical guidance in this implementation.
Boeing 720
727 Series Professional · FlyJSim · X-Plane 11
Period autopilots and hydraulic flight controls
FlyJSim distinguishes the independent FD-108 flight director from the SP-150 autopilot, including their mode interlocks. Custom control-surface behaviour accounts for hydraulic pressure, blow-down and standby operation. The FD-108 is a flight director, not another autopilot installation.
727 Series Professional v3 · Study Level Systems and Dynamics
727 Series Professional · FlyJSim · X-Plane 11
Wear that continues into the next flight
The optional maintenance system carries equipment wear between flights, including engines, the APU, generators and airframe. The developer also describes annunciator bulbs that can burn out, making condition checks part of the simulated operation.
727 v3 · Maintenance System; Study Level Systems
727 Series Professional · FlyJSim · X-Plane 11
Choosing navigation and keeping notes in the cockpit
The package includes Laminar’s default FMC; the CIVA navigation integration requires a separate purchase. The scalable menu provides loading controls and a configurable checklist-and-notes window, allowing reference material to stay available during a flight.
727 v3 · introduction; Comprehensive Menu System; Third Party Integrations
727 Series · FlightSim Studio · MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024
Released product and variants
The released range includes 727-200 Passenger and Freighter products, a Super27 expansion that requires either 727-200 base, and a 727-100 package containing Passenger, Freighter and Super27-100 variants. The freighter also includes Zero-G and Oil Spill Response mission configurations.
Official developer / designated-store reference · checked 2026-09-14
Boeing 727
Boeing developed the 727 after the 707, arranging three engines around the rear fuselage and a high T-tail. The first flight took place in 1963, with service following in 1964. Its elaborate high-lift wing supported the programme's airport-access ambitions.
The -100 and longer -200 have different proportions, while freighter conversions add another role. In the cockpit, a flight engineer and period autopilot installations create a very different workflow from a modern 737. The simulator manuals identify the installed flight-guidance systems.
Aircraft / family
Flying the Amazing Boeing 727
Erika Armstrong · 12 April 2016
Interview With the Captain of the First 727’s Last Flight
David Parker Brown interview with Tim Powell · 18 February 2016
