"Doug \"Woody\" and Erin Beal" wrote in message ...
One did in an accidental dive in '79
http://www.thesunlink.com/news/99nov...y/1124b1b.html

Also a production DC-8 went supersonic (this was intentional though)

http://www.dc8.org/library/supersonic/index.php

This must have been written before the DFDR and cockpit tape analysis.
Funny how they're using Hoot's experience to defend the knucklehead FO on
Egypt Air.

I agree that rushing to snap judgments on a mishap is mostly bad, but this
one seemed pretty cut and dried.

I just grabbed a link referring to the 727 dive and didn't see the
author was making a grand logic leap about the Egypt Air...
Elm's 72 is pretty sporty....Besides the 727 LOOKS like it goes fast.