Tommygun Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 I came across this video of a Boeing 787 performing acrobatic stunts and thought it was interesting.You rarely see them moving like this for obvious reasons. Its practicing for the Farnborough Airshow.I was thinking there might be a few plane watchers here that may find this fun to watch too.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIv1ke_A4A4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astropapi1 Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 I didn't know planes that big could do that kind of stuff. It looks like an RC plane! Now that I remember, didn't a 747 do an aileron roll once? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camacha Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Airliners can do quite a bit more than most people know. To keep passengers comfortable and happy they are flown within very tight limits, however. Alvin Johnston rolled a 707 once, and a couple of others probably did similar things.Now that I remember, didn't a 747 do an aileron roll once?Not officially. What pilots did when alone with a craft we will never know for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommygun Posted July 17, 2014 Author Share Posted July 17, 2014 Yes Johnston did it at least twice.I watched an empty C-5 Galaxy at an airshow once fly around like a Jet fighter.They have a lot of surplus power without cargo or screaming passengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overfloater Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 What a babe! :-]They have a lot of surplus power without cargo or screaming passengers.LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrooperCooper Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Bleh, no split-S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsalis Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 That was a brilliant sideslip landing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtxoff Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 I didn't know planes that big could do that kind of stuff. It looks like an RC plane! Now that I remember, didn't a 747 do an aileron roll once?AFAIK they are doing it all the time when they are testing new models. It's part of the testing process and the planes are required to be able to perform such maneuvers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firov Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 (edited) I didn't know planes that big could do that kind of stuff. It looks like an RC plane! Now that I remember, didn't a 747 do an aileron roll once?On the subject of an aircraft doing something you'd expect only an RC version capable of, I was impressed by the agility of the Westland Lynx helicopter. I've never seen a helicopter do a full barrel roll before... or a backflip from stationary, for that matter... Especially impressive considering the Lynx isn't an attack helicopter. It was designed as a transport helicopter, though it must have an obscene power to weight ratio to pull off those maneuvers. Edited July 17, 2014 by Firov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpast Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 AFAIK they are doing it all the time when they are testing new models. It's part of the testing process and the planes are required to be able to perform such maneuvers.Commercial transport planes are not required to be able to do rolls. Now, aileron rolls *properly executed* supposedly put no extra stress on the airframe, but most airliners are not rolled by test pilots - Tex Johnson did it to impress people, and actually almost got into trouble over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zad Fnark Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 At Oshkosh, one year, I watched an old C-54 Skymaster do a bunch of similar stuff. Lots of prop noise with it.ZF- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasheed Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Why does the video look like CGI to me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camacha Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Commercial transport planes are not required to be able to do rolls. Now, aileron rolls *properly executed* supposedly put no extra stress on the airframe, but most airliners are not rolled by test pilots - Tex Johnson did it to impress people, and actually almost got into trouble over it.On the other hand, loops do add stress, but all that stress is in the direction the plane was built to take most of the load. A typical canvas and wood glider will do a loop, but falls apart when attempting a roll (or not doing a perfect one, which boils down to the same thing). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duxwing Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 I wish that the planes I've ridden flew like the one in that video did!-Duxwing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neal Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 (edited) Tex Johnson's flight reportedly popped quite a few rivets out of the 707 he was flying.On the topic of planes that look like they are RC, check out the Pugachev's Cobra. 120 degree AoA!http://youtu.be/CGbOs0vgYOA?t=2m34sIf the link breaks the timestamp, fast forward to 2min 35sec. Edited July 19, 2014 by Neal fixing(?) bbcode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illumia-Star Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Well I never! That's not something you see every day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Now if you could buy a plane ticket for that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Destroyer Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Looks like an average day in FSX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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