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tonyw · September 15th, 2004, 00:23

Ah, but that's the part of the article that I didn't post!

Boeing and the FAA both say that the manuevers are well within the 727's design limits. They did this 1,000 times in order to make sure the 727 could handle it.

And NASA's "Vomit Comet," a modified KC-135, has done this many, many, many times, since the days of the space race, and it's still going strong! The Journal article refers to it as an "aging" aircraft!

September 15th, 2004, 00:23	#18
tonyw Old Skool Join Date: May 2002 Location: Maryland Posts: 15,948	Re: A Zero G Ride for a Mere $2,950! Ah, but that's the part of the article that I didn't post! Boeing and the FAA both say that the manuevers are well within the 727's design limits. They did this 1,000 times in order to make sure the 727 could handle it. And NASA's "Vomit Comet," a modified KC-135, has done this many, many, many times, since the days of the space race, and it's still going strong! The Journal article refers to it as an "aging" aircraft!