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Boeing 727-300 "Triprop Triplane"

50.6k RepublicOfCursedPlanes  1.9 years ago
Auto Credit Based on GuianLorenzo's Boeing 727-200

yes, there are 3 wings.


Credits

  • Original Aircraft: in auto-credit ^
  • Other plane in 2nd thumbnail: 1918's Pan Am 747

This may or may not be cursed

I don't know if 3 wings and contra-rotating prop engines make the plane look cursed enough to make you guys bleach your eyes, but I had to try.

Also this is officially my first "vintage" livery; it's supposed to be from the 1970s.

Have fun!

Here's a teaser for another fictional livery by the way (I drew the A320 from memory).


(Lore) About the "Triprop Triplane"

Shortly after the RCP gained independence in 1970, the previous national airline, Wright Airlines, was renamed into RCP Airways and got a new livery.

The airline started off with Boeing 720s and Boeing 737s that it inherited. But the airline's new CEO, Blake Scott, wanted a new long-range airliner that also made the name "Republic of Cursed Planes" a reality.

Wright Engineering Co. (now known as RCP Engineering), who had previously only made parts for aircraft, was instructed to make this plane. It partnered up with Boeing and made a new variant of the Boeing 727-200, finally coming up with the 727-300, which had some new and outstanding features:
- 3 wings (you can see them!) to improve lift so the engines wouldn't need to work so hard
- 3 brand-new contra-rotating turboprop engines that used less fuel.

(Because the 3 wings made placing windows in the center of the fuselage impossible, the galley and toilets were moved there.)

The aircraft was put into mass production in 1973, with 30 orders from RCP Airways, 15 from BEA, 17 from British Midland and 10 from Lufthansa, amongst other carriers.

A new version of the Triprop Triplane, the 727-400, was introduced in 1979 with fuel-efficient propfan engines. Amidst the 1980 oil crisis, the plane became extremely popular for airlines wanting to save money on fuel.

The 727-300, and later 737-400, flew with RCP Airways until 2000.


Relatively smooth landing


Livery Projects (not in sequence)

Completed liveries are in blue and linked (excluding this one)

Check the latest post for updates on this list!
Build requests that I accept will be reflected here.

Cessna 172X

A330-300

  • Korean Air Flight 631

A340-300

A340-600

A350-900

A350F

  • SIA Cargo

A380

DC-8

CV-990

  • Spantax Flight 400

727-300 "Triprop Triplane"

  • RCP Airways

737-3000 Quadjet

767-300ER

777-100

777-300

  • Cathay Paciic

A310-300

  • Singapore Airlines Flight 117

747-400

787-9

A320-200

  • Jetstar Asia

C919

  • Air Koryo

RL-72 (ATR-72)

D-03-100

Tu-154

  • Polish Air Force Flight 101

Tu-334

(not very) Weekly War Machines

Spotlights

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Boeing 727-200
  • Successors 4 airplane(s)
  • Created On Mac
  • Wingspan 101.0ft (30.8m)
  • Length 143.0ft (43.6m)
  • Height 31.2ft (9.5m)
  • Empty Weight 52,527lbs (23,825kg)
  • Loaded Weight 259,993lbs (117,931kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.259
  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.092
  • Wing Loading 31.2lbs/ft2 (152.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 8,325.2ft2 (773.4m2)
  • Drag Points 57290

Parts

  • Number of Parts 524
  • Control Surfaces 25
  • Performance Cost 2,560
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    I didn’t think his planes could even get more curse

    9 months ago
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    ONLY IN OHIOOOOOOO

    This is a total Ohio plane

    9 months ago
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    Going back to the triplane era I see

    1.9 years ago
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    1,637 Spaghetti

    Goofy aah plane

    +1 1.9 years ago
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    @KangIntel thank you

    1.9 years ago
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    1,061 KangIntel

    The livery is good without some of the 3 wings and Propeller tho

    +1 1.9 years ago
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    22.3k Brololxd

    727 Update=
    Cursed.exe Is added

    +1 1.9 years ago
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    LESSSSGOOOOLD

    I will forever cement this as the plane that brought me to gold, even though that may or may not be true

    +2 1.9 years ago
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    36.2k Marulk

    very very very CURSED
    and btw you just reached gold congrats!

    +1 1.9 years ago
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    49.5k GuianLorenzo

    Cursed.exe has entered the chat

    1.9 years ago
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    Oh yeah, about my list of livery projects, I'm going to move the list to a forum post and link it to every airplane post after this one.
    The advantage is that it makes the description look less wordy, I don't need to copy and paste the list every time, and I can place photos

    1.9 years ago
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    70.8k 929

    VERY CRUSED

    1.9 years ago
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    I see nothing wrong here

    1.9 years ago
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    WH-DAT

    (Asuna from blue archive: what that?)

    1.9 years ago
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    The hwat

    1.9 years ago
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    @RepublicOfCursedPlanes I could turn it into an Il-62 style

    1.9 years ago
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    @RepublicOfCursedPlanes lol

    1.9 years ago
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    @CooperFilms001 isn't that just a Boeing 707 with a t-tail? lol

    +1 1.9 years ago
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    @RepublicOfCursedPlanes Ima upload it as unlisted and send it to you rq

    1.9 years ago
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    @RepublicOfCursedPlanes I meant 4 wings, I actually made a 727 quad jet, but I haven’t uploaded it because it looks like this lol…

    1.9 years ago
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    @CooperFilms001 the -400 didn't have 4 wings, they just changed the engines to propfans (although now that you mention it, a 727 quadjet sounds good)

    +1 1.9 years ago
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    @RepublicOfCursedPlanes make a 727 quad plane because of that lol

    +1 1.9 years ago
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    At this point I have exactly 4,727 points
    Coincidence? I think not

    +4 1.9 years ago