United 727-200

As the second completed profile, I decided to focus on a livery that I loved seeing on the 727-200, especially when it first appeared on the type around 1993. This is a United 727-222 Advanced, registered N7256U, in the "battleship" blue and gray livery that was introduced in 1992. The color scheme was quite clearly influenced by Stephen Wolf's fetish for blue and gray paint - something he forced upon Republic Airlines eight years prior (albeit to a lesser degree), and on USAir (whose name he butchered changed to US Airways) in 1996. The 727-200 continued to fly in these United colors up until the fleet was very abruptly retired in late-2001, as the company whittled away at its fleet to cope with the post-9/11 travel slump. This profile also debuts the starboard side profile for the 727-200, which opens up more print options :) Below are some shots of the profile.