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FS2002 Boeing 727-100-017 TAME (Ecuador) LIVERY JULY-08-2003
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Re-paint job (textures) : Flavio Muñoz M. - flaviomunoz@hotmail.com

Original aircraft : Kevin Trinkle

Original Textures : Mexicana Old Boeing 727 by REPA Estudios (Antonio Reyes P.)

Suggested Panel : Richard Probst panel ( File name: Rp727pn3.zip) in SurClaro

Recomended Sounds : Deluxe Airliner Soundpack by Aaron R. Swindle

Acknowledgements : Richard Flores and to my best friend Ernesto Daza
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TAME, is the main Ecuadorian airline. It operates the Boeing 727 in the models 100 and 200.

TAME was created on December 17th, 1962. As part of the Ecuadorian Air Force (FAE).

From which it was separated few months ago.


Nowadays it is a private enterprise. TAME flies to the main Ecuadorian cities including

the Galápagos islands and the eastern provinces of the country.

TAME, also has in its fleet one Fokker F-28 4000, two AVROsHS748 and a Twin Otter.

In its early years Tame had DC-3, DC-6 and Electra L-188 .

The 727´s fleet :


SERIAL MODEL TYPE PRODUCTION ECUADORIAN ECUADORIAN ECUADORIAN PREVIOUS COMMENTS
NUMBER OF ENGINE DATE REGISTRATION AIR FORCE REGISTRATIONS
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19691 487 B727-134 JT8D-7A 11/13/67 HC-BLE FAE 691 SE-DDA, RP-C1240 OPERATIVE
bought in 1984 by TAME by TAME
20328 806 B727-017 JT8D-9A 04/20/70 HC-BLV FAE328 CF-CPK, N116TA, XA-GUU, OPERATIVE
HC-BIC, G-BKCG bought in 1984 by TAME


22078 1644 B727-2T3(A) JT8D-17 09/30/80 HC-BHM FAE078 N1293E OPERATIVE
20560 887 B727-230(A) JT8D-15 05/23/72 HC-BRI FAE560 HM-BK D-ABHI OPERATIVE
20788 1011 B727-230(A) JT8D-15 02/11/74 HC-BSC FAE788 D-ABRI OPERATIVE
21618 1404 B727-230(A) JT8D-15 10/30/78 HC-BZR FAE618 D-ABKN, TC-AFT OPERATIVE
21620 1419 B727-230(A) JT8D-15(HK3) 12/07/78 HC-BZS FAE620 D-ABKQ, TC-AFO OPERATIVE

19692 B727-100 HC-BLF FAE692 Crashed on Cumbal volcano (Colombia) Jan-28-2002


21622 B727-200 HC-BSU FAE622 Crashed on Bogota ( Colombia) Abril-28-1998

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The 727-100s are used for domestic flights, especially at high altitude airports

in the Andean sierra and in airports where the bigger 727-200 cannot operate.


For information about real flights visit: www.tame.com.ec



727-100 Specifications:
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First flight: February 9,1963
Wingspan : 108 ft/ 32.91 m.
Length: 133 ft/ 40.59 m
Height: 34 ft/ 10.36 m
Ceiling : 36,100 ft.
Range : 3,100 km
Weight : 160,000 pounds
Engines : 3 Pratt and Whitney JT8D-9A 14,000 pounds of trust each.
Speed : 592 knots / mach 0.80
Top speed 21,000 ft.: 1,040 Km./h
Cruise speed 20,000 ft. : 974 Km/h
Economic speed 30,000 ft. : 917 Km./h
STALL speed without flaps : 288 km/h
Take-off distance: 2,000 m
Landing distance: 1,900 m
Crew : 3
Fuel capacity : 7,680 Us.gallons
Accommodation : 131


AIRCRAFT PRODUCED
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572 Boeing 727-100 were built, from them 253 are still flying.

The production of the 727 ended in 1974 in all its models.


INSTALLATION
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Just UNZIP the file and install the folder TAME 727-100-017 in the FS 2002 aircraft folder.

Start the Flight Simulator and choose, Boeing and then 727-100 airline TAME and enjoy it!. Fly it from Quito, Mariscal Sucre international airport ( SEQU) placed at 9,223 ft. to Guayaquil, Simón Bolívar airport (SEGU) that is located at 17 ft. of altitude.

If you prefer, choose a good panel for this 727-100.



For comments or suggestions e-mail me to: flaviomunoz@hotmail.com



Boeing 727 on the web:

http://www.boeing.com/commercial/727family/
http://www.boeing-727.com/
http://www.boeing727.cjb.net/
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/karaney/727.html
http://www.aerospaceweb.org/aircraft/jetliner/b727/index.shtml
http://www.hamiltonaviation.com


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TERMS OF USE:


This airplane and sounds are FREEWARE .

The TAME’s texture painter does not have any relationship with such airline and these files

do not represent any official product from any company.

These texture files were done just as a contribution for an amazing hobby.