Boeing 727 crashed on TV

Discovery crashes a Boeing 727-212 in the Mexican desert for a flight test. and passenger suvivibility test.  I was watching it and decided to do a search on background information.

They used a Boeing727-212(first owner was Singapore air)  I posted a listing that I reproduced here back when I first started blogging.  I found the plane codes when I was searching for information on the airport movies(here)

The Boeing 727-200

Country of origin   United States of America Photos   Click for large version. Photo © Mark Abbott More photos of Boeing 727-200 Click for large version. Photo © Miguel Cano Alva More passenger cabin photos... Click for large version. Photo © Chris Coduto More cockpit photos... Powerplants   Three 64.5kN (14,500lb) Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 turbofans, or 67.2kN (15,000lb) JT8D-11s, or 68.9kN (15,500lb) JT8D-15s or 71.1kN (16,000lb) JT8D-17s (Advanced only), or 77.3kN (17,400lb) JT8D-17Rs (Advanced only). Performance   Advanced 727-200 - Max speed 1017km/h (549kt), max cruising speed 953km/h (515kt), economical cruising speed 865km/h (467kt). Range with max payload 3965km (2140nm), range with max fuel 4450km (2400nm). Weights   Advanced 727-200 - Operating empty 45,360kg (100,000lb), max takeoff 95,030kg (209,500lb). Dimensions   Wing span 32.92m (108ft 0in), length 46.69m (153ft 2in), height 10.36m (34ft 0in). Wing area 157.9m2 (1700sq ft). Capacity   727-200 - Max seating for 189 at six abreast and 76cm (30in) pitch, typical two class seating for 14 premium class and 131 economy class passengers. 727-200F - Typical max payload comprises 11 2.23m x 3.17m (7ft 4in x 10ft 5in) pallets. Production   1831 727s of all models built when production ceased in 1984, including 1249 200s. Approx 940 727-200s in commercial service at late 1998, with a further 15 as corporate transports.

Type   Short to medium range narrowbody airliner Schematics   History   The 727-100 had been in service barely a year when Boeing began serious consideration of a stretched, greater capacity development. This resulted in the 727-200, which Boeing announced it was developing in August 1965. The 727-200 was essentially a minimum change development of the 100, the only major change being the 6.10m (20ft) fuselage stretch, which increased maximum seating to 189 passengers. The 727-200's stretch consisted of two 3.05m (10ft) plugs, one forward and one rear of the wing. Otherwise the 727-100 and 200 shared common engines, fuel tank capacity and the same maximum takeoff weight. The first flight of the 727-200 occurred on July 27 1967, with certification granted in late November that year. The -200 was placed into service by launch customer Northeast Airlines (this airline was later acquired by Delta) the following month, by which time total 727 orders for both models had exceeded 500. The 727-200 helped broaden the sales appeal of the 727 considerably and snared significant sales. However the 200 was restricted by its relatively short range, due to it having the same fuel capacity as the 727-100, so Boeing developed the increased range Advanced 727-200. First flown in March 1972 changes introduced on the Advanced model included increased fuel capacity, and thus range, the option of more powerful engines, quieter engine nacelles and strengthened structure. The Advanced remained the primary 727-200 production model until production ceased in 1984. The 727-200 remains popular with passengers and pilots but it does not meet Stage 3 noise requirements. To overcome this a number of hushkit programs are on offer while Valsan converted 23 727s to its Stage 3 compliant Quiet 727 standard (before the company collapsed). This retrofit included installing JT8D-217s on the outer pylons and acoustic treatment of the centre engine. Other 727s have been fitted with winglets for improved performance. Copyright Airliners.net, some information Copyright Aerospace Publications

Boeing Aircraft Co customer codes

If y'll  always wondered where the number behind the airplane model number is:    I mentioned the 707 mentioned in the origional airplane movie was a Boeing 707 348C   means that the airplane was a 707 300 series airplane and the 48 was the build customer for that airplane.  Looking at our trusty list below, the launch customer was AER LINGUShttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aer_Lingus

Unique, fixed Boeing customer codes have been used by Boeing Commercial Airplanes to identify the original customer for an aircraft since the advent of the Boeing 707.
An example would be a Boeing 747-400 ordered by British Airways would be a Boeing 747-436 (36 being the customer code). The codes do not change if the aircraft is subsequently sold as they reflect the original configuration of the aircraft.
Before the 707, Boeing used a generally similar system to identify the presence of detailed variations or options requested by particular customers, but the codes were not customer-specific. A Boeing 377 Stratocruiser built to the requirements of United Air Lines, for instance, was designated a Model 377-10-34. Today, the permanent code denoting United Airlines is 22, not 34.
The order of codes has not been sequential, as the first 707 was designated the 707-120 by Boeing, so the customer codes started at 21:

• 21 to 99 - First Sequence
• 01 to 19 - Second Sequence
• A0 to Z9 - Third Sequence
• 0A to 9Z - Fourth Sequence
• AA to ZZ - Fifth and current sequence

Airlines in italics are defunct.

Code	Customer	Notes
01	Piedmont Airlines	737, 767
02	Northern Consolidated Airlines	737
03	Caribair (Caribbean Atlantic Airlines)	Not used
04	Britannia Airways → Thomson Airways	737, 757, 767
05	Braathens SAFE → Braathens	737, 767
06	KLM	737, 747, 767, 777
07	Luftwaffe	707
08	Icelandair	727, 737, 757
09	China Airlines	707, 727, 737, 747, 767
10	Wien Consolidated → Wien Air Alaska	737
11	Wardair	707, 727, 747
12	Malaysia-Singapore Airlines → Singapore Airlines	707, 727, 737, 747, 757, 777
13	Ariana Afghan Airlines	727
14	Pacific Southwest Airlines	727, 737
15	Lake Central Airlines	Not used
16	LAN Airlines	707, 727, 767, 777
17	Canadian Pacific Air Lines	727, 737, 747, 767
18	British European Airways	Not used
19	New Zealand National Airways Corporation → Air New Zealand	737, 747, 767, 777
20	Boeing
21	Pan American World Airways	707, 720B, 727, 747
22	United Airlines	720, 727, 737, 747, 757, 767, 777
23	American Airlines	707, 720, 727, 737, 747, 757, 767, 777
24	Continental Airlines	707, 720, 727, 737, 747, 757, 767, 777
25	Eastern Air Lines	720, 727, 757
26	United States Air Force (USAF) - Military Air Transport Service (MATS)	C-137
27	Braniff	707, 720, 727, 747
28	Air France	707, 727, 737, 747, 767, 777
29	Sabena/Brussels Airlines	707, 727, 737, 747
30	Deutsche Lufthansa/Condor	707, 720, 727, 737, 747, 757, 767
31	Trans World Airlines	707, 717, 727, 747, 757, 767
32	Delta Air Lines	727, 737, 747, 757, 767, 777
33	Air Canada	727, 747, 767, 777
34	Transair Sweden	727
35	National Airlines	727, 747
36	BOAC → British Airways	707, 737, 747, 757, 767, 777
37	Air India	707, 737, 747, 777
38	Qantas	707, 737, 747, 767
39	Cubana	707 (not del)
40	Pakistan International Airlines	707, 720, 737, 747, 777
41	Varig Brazilian Airlines	707, 727, 737, 747, 767
42	Nordair	727, 737
43	Alitalia	727, 747, 767, 777
44	South African Airways	707, 727, 737, 747
45	Seaboard World Airlines	707, 747
46	Japan Airlines (JAL)	727, 737, 747, 767, 777, 787
47	Western Airlines	707, 720, 727, 737
48	Aer Lingus	707, 720, 737, 747
49	Flying Tiger Line	707, 747
50	Trek Airways
51	Northwest Orient Airlines → Northwest Airlines	707, 720, 727, 747, 757
52	Aeromexico	737, 767
53	United States Air Force	707 (C-137), 737 (T-43)
		More at this linkhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Boeing_customer_codes

Boeing 727-212(Adv) Original model: 727-212 XB-MNP

Aircraft History REG OPB DATE COMMENTS 9V-SGB Singapore Airlines  1977-09-26    PP-SMK VASP  1980-06-17    N26729 Alaska Airlines  1982-03-07    N293AS Alaska Airlines  1986-03  Re-registered  N293AS Express One International  1993-03  Sub-Leased  N293AS AV Atlantic  1995-11-20  Leased  N293AS Sterling One  1995-12-01  Sub-Leased  N293AS Champion Air  1997-09-23  Leased  XB-MNP Unknown

CN/MSN:	21348
Line No.:	1287
Current Registration:	XB-MNP
Operator (Owner):	Champion Air
Delivery Date:	1997-09-23
Engine Model:	JT8D-17(HK3)
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SELCAL:
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Status:	W/O
Comments:	Crashed as part of a TV demonstration in a desert near Laguna Salada, Mexico on April 27, 2012.
Related Photos: If our database contains any photos of this particular aircraft, they will be displayed to the right. Photos of the aircraft wearing previous registrations are included as well.	Photo Copyright: Josh Smith Registration: N293AS View Full Size Photo Copyright: Jerome Benoit Registration: N293AS View Full Size Photo Copyright: cicadajet/Tom Turner Registration: N293AS View Full Size Photo Copyright: Eric Pajaud Registration: 9V-SGB View Full Size Photo Copyright: Jason Whitebird