"Graham Sheldon" wrote in message
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Bill & Ange said the following on 09/05/2009 23:14:
AMC has been running the 'Airport' series lately.
Airport '79 was at the very least a chance to see the Concorde in
house markings. It was a laugh to see it do barrel rolls and loops...

In reality Concorde had done a barrel roll in tests as was mentioned in
an old tv series called Reaching For The Skies. Shame it wasn't filmed
but I think that a 747 in tests which also did a barrel roll was
filmed.


Interesting note: The Concorde (F-BTSC) used in the film was the same
aircraft that crashed.

If anyone is interested, there is a video on YouTube with one of the
pilots talking about barrel rolling a Concorde. I'm a Concorde nut and
thought I knew as much as is possible without actually being a pilot,
engineer, designer, or mechanic who was directly involved with the
aircraft. When I saw the movie, I also laughed at the barrel roll scene.
It seemed pure Hollywood/preposterous. Imagine my surprise when I learned
that it had actually been done in a test flight.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYQS3qAIjAo

ENJOY!

Nick


I've always thought that just about ANY aeroplane is capable of being
barrel-rolled or looped provided that the manoeuvre is within the G limits
of the airframe. One famous occasion was Tex Johnson rolling the
prototype Boeing 707. In other words, if it is done properly no damage is
sustained but if you "bugger it up" it can only be done once!

Graham

Yes, I heard about the 707 being barrel rolled on a test flight apparently
with airline execs onboard. I wish there was more information about the
Concorde's barrel roll antics. That would have been an amazing sight. I
suppose if it was done gently rather than snap rolled, most any aircraft
could be rolled.

Take care,

Nick