I remember when I was young travelling from Vancouver to Toronto and back on a CPAir 727 and it made the trip nonstop. Even with the middle seats not being used, a football team is not that many people and even with coaches and trainers I doubt they would fill a 727. Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Bredell" <filmscape@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 12:40 PM Subject: Re: Sports Charters (was Whose 727?) > If a football (professional) uses a 727 to do a trip..they'd better take two! > The size of those guys is way above the weight of an average passenger! And > when they do use 727s as charters the middle seat is never assigned or ocuppied > (that applies to any aircraft they use)! So there goes a 1/3 of capacity! > Secondly if they are crossing the country that's still pushing the envelope. > That's why most will use a DC-10 or a two smaller aircraft. 'All other sports' > teams can get the job done with a single 727 or a 737 with plenty of room to > spare..which contributes to greater range performance! > > Allan9 wrote: > > > David > > Never having been in a B727 cargo bin I'm not certain if for example they > > had a NFL football team (probably worse case scenario) If with all the > > players, coaches and staff,etc. as well as equipment the'd have room for > > additional tanks in the cargo area. > > Al > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <damiross2@xxxxxxxxx> > > To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 10:41 AM > > Subject: Re: Sports Charters (was Whose 727?) > > > > > Beg to differ - if the 727-200 is equiped for executive travel as it would > > be > > > in a sports charter operation, it more than likely has one or more extra > > fuel > > > tanks in the cargo hold. > > > > > > Northeast used 727-100's on its flights from FLL (not MIA) to LAX) which, > > in > > > airline service, has a slightly longer range than the -200. > > > > > > David R > > > > The B727-200 can't reach LAX from Miami if the winds are wrong, and if > > they > > > > can't reach LAX they can't reach SFO and points north (PDX, SEA). > > National > > > > 727's had to stop in Houston for fuel during the DC10 grounding period > > and > > > > Northeast often stopped for fuel on "non-stop" flights, and so did > > Delta. > > > > > > > > Jose Prize > > > > Fan of accuracy > > > > > > >