LOU wrote on Aug 7^th, 2011 at 7:36pm:


Thats what I get for loading the CS 727 and trying to read the writing next to the lever   LOL

For changing the way air is distributed in the Cabin?

Lou-I ran this by my brother, a retired Alaskan Captain/FE Check Airman. He thinks it is airconditioning - overhead or sidewall. Sincerely, Dave.

Mark is the winner for getting it correct first, with irbfdc a close second only because of the time stamp.

The lever selects the distribution of air in the cabin. With the knob at the top, the air is sent to the ceiling of the cabin and as you move the knob down, air is sent more and more to the side wall of the plane, the part under the overhead bid.

Now there is a time when the lever could be considered a part of an emergency checklist. During smoke removal, the lever is placed to the top most position to help push the smoke down. Cabin air exits at the floor level along the side wall.

Lou  

First Flight???

The 727-100 was launched in 1960 and placed into service in February 1964

The first 727-100 flew on February 9, 1963 and FAA type approval was awarded on December 24 of that year.
The first 727 passenger service was flown by Eastern Air Lines on February 1, 1964.

Which "first flight" are you talking about.

JayG wrote on Aug 8^th, 2011 at 5:21pm:

ROFLMAO  I love it!

pj747 said: I bet Lou doesn't know the answer to this one: What two systems failed/malfunctioned on the 727's first flight?

Well Peter this was indeed a PROTOTYPE! I worked as a flight instructor and a FAA check airman and we would regularly be assigned to the overhaul base to fly a plane as it came out of the check "C" or other work. I always asked the maintenance foreman to ride along with us to observe his work. One time, we flew a 707 that had a lot of work done to it as well as a full horizontal stabilizer replacement. The foreman was reluctant to go fly, but I insisted. There were pages of log book write-ups about things we found wrong with the plane, but the big one was that the stabilizer trim was wired backwards - and the foreman got an eye full first hand.

As for the prototype, the center engine surged during the takeoff roll, probably because the FCU (fuel control unit) was a bit out of trim. Then later in the flight they had trouble with the leading edge devices since the actuators were undersized.  Really not bad for a first time flight.

Lou

P.S. do I win?  

P.P.S. as a new F/E and F/O I hated smoking in the cockpit. We had some old guys who smoked cigars and it was really bad.    

JayG, funny you mention the smoke gumming up the instruments. That is exactly the reason why smoking was banned in the cockpit and the simulator. Some of the guys, in the 707 and 747, would stand by the sextant port and pull on the cord to open the port and light up. The smoke would exit at 8.2 PSI - and it was noisy ! 

Lou