Ansett Boeing 727-200 / Advanced / LR

[Tim Hamilton]

Can someone tell me what the difference is between them.

727-200 v 727-200 Advanced v 727-200 Advanced LR

I am confused here

Think the 727 Advances had some tech upgrades including uprated JD8D's and two options were offered.

One with more range than the 727-200 and another with about an additional 700 NM range which was called the LR - Long Range. Think . . this is correct.

Think Ansett had only four of these ANA/B/C/ and F is that correct ?

I flew into Brisbane on Ansett's last 727 flight aboard ANB. Think Capt Griffiths.

[DaveReidUK]

Originally Posted by Tim Hamilton

Can someone tell me what the difference is between them.

727-200 v 727-200 Advanced v 727-200 Advanced LR

Wikipedia does a good job of explaining the differences between the 727-200 and the -200 Advanced.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_727#727-200

And, as I think we've discussed already, the 727 LR was just the Advanced with the optional palletised belly tanks for increased range (at the expense of payload and baggage space, obviously).

[propnut]

The Ansett 4 LRs had:
Omega Navigation
Autothrottle
Autobrakes
Fwd aux fuel tanks
Aft aux fuel tanks


(Both aux tanks were fixed units, removable, but not palletised.)


Capt Lionel Griffiths sadly passed away about 3or 4 years ago. I flew with him on a delivery flight (VH-ANF) to Miami after they were sold by Ansett.





Bigslim


Most of them returned to Auz as freighters.

[bigal cessna]

ANSETT B727 LR

On the ansett long range 727 the aux tanks water drains , were a bugger to seal off , so were given a miss on a short turn around -------------next time-------------

[megan]

What routes required the aux tanks? SYD - PTH?

[bigal cessna]

aux tanks--

ansett used them fly to the pacific and n.z. destinations, with various contracts---