AeroClassics Braniff International Boeing 727-200 N403BN 1:400 Diecast Model

1:400 Diecast: Braniff International Boeing 727-227 N403BN "Flying Colors" (AeroClassics BBX41681)

N403BN was Braniff International's third Boeing 727-227, rolling off the Renton production line with its first flight on 17 June 1970 and delivered to Braniff on 30 June 1970. The aircraft entered commercial service on 1 July 1970 on Braniff's Midwest, Southwest, and Southeast US domestic routes. The 727-227 is the stretched 727-200 variant, powered by three Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9 turbofan engines—one wing-mounted under each wing and one rear-mounted via an S-duct through the fuselage at the base of the T-tail.

Livery & Visual Detail

The model depicts one of Braniff's iconic "Flying Colors" two-tone schemes from the early 1970s: a deep red upper fuselage paired with a bright yellow-gold lower fuselage, the two colors meeting cleanly below the window line. The fuselage carries "BRANIFF INTERNATIONAL" in white on the forward upper section. Toward the aft cabin the stylized "FlyingColors" script appears in white. The T-tail vertical stabilizer is red with the bold "BI" logo in white. Wing surfaces and the horizontal stabilizers are in bare metal silver. The trijet configuration is clearly visible—two wing pods and the center-engine S-duct intake at the tail base.

Model Craft & Collectibility

AeroClassics item BBX41681 is a 1:400 diecast metal model. Braniff's 1970s "Flying Colors" schemes are among the most collected retro airline liveries in North American aviation history, designed by Alexander Girard as part of Braniff's End of the Plain Plane campaign. N403BN's June 1970 delivery aligns with the earliest application of this livery family.

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