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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Spitter on April 01, 2004, 02:10:39 PM

Title: Better be sitting down.
Post by: Spitter on April 01, 2004, 02:10:39 PM

Have any og you seen this before?

Scroll down about a page or so....there is a footage from 1955 of a Boeing 707 doing a roll!  
http://www.elchineroconcepts.com/NEW%20ITEMS.htm
I wouldn't have believed it if you told me, but it looks very impressive.
Cheers and enjoy,
Spitter

Title: Better be sitting down.
Post by: Wlfgng on April 01, 2004, 02:26:15 PM

old news

the first 707 did a barrell roll on it's innagural flight..
a 1-g roll mind you...      who was the pilot.. Tex right?

Title: Better be sitting down.
Post by: 2stony on April 01, 2004, 03:37:52 PM

Yep, Tex Johnson flew a 707 upside down over the hydroplane races on Lake Washington. He got in big trouble too. Almost fired, but because of his rep as a test pilot, Boeing kept him.

:aok