A new variant of the 727 has just been released by Microsoft Flight Simulator third party developer FlightSim Studio. The latest 727-100 comes packaged a little differently than the -200 does and there is a small discount for current owners. Let’s have a look.

Classic airliner options

Twenty feet shorter than the -200, the 727-100 is the latest variant of the classic Boeing tri-jet to come to Microsoft Flight Simulator by way of FlightSim Studio AG. The developer has previously released the 727-200 passenger, 727-200 freighter and Super 27 Expansion, for the jet. With the -100 the release bundles passenger, freighter and Super 27 together in a single package.

The aircraft comes with the same set of features as the -200 series with a full classic cockpit including flight engineer station. An EFB and clipboard are available for load management and performance calculations while radio, INS and modern GPS navigation are options (that includes PMS and TDS GTN750 options). SimBrief integration is included. There’s a long list of liveries available in each of the variants featuring classic schemes for a wide variety of operators around the world.

The 727-100 is available from Contrail for $77.22 USD or from Aerosoft €54.61 (which seems to come in a little cheaper at $63.64 USD with today’s conversion).