I always say "remember when airplanes were made out of metal?" More and more planes are composite these days and soon all the old metal birds will be put out to pasture. In the not too distant future coming across an old metal airliner will be like coming across an old Schwinn Bike, or metal Tonka Toy. Sad really they are beautiful airplanes, this Braniff 727 is gorgeous, sleek, fast, but guzzles gas!! The mechanics who worked on 727s really seemed to enjoy the work, personally I only ever worked 727s in Overhaul (HMV) at Delta and those were beat up old birds! The old metal airliners ruled the skies for what will turn out to be a short era in aviation: the era when fuel was cheap and profits were high. The Glory Days. Thanks Skywalker for the pic.
