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Any Footage Of Concorde Doing A Barrel Roll?  
User currently offlineGh123 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Posted (6 years 6 months 4 weeks 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 5875 times:

I think I remember reading that Air France rolled a Concorde.

1) Is this true?
2) Is there any footage or a link?

Thanks

G

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User currently offlineBA787 From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2006, 2596 posts, RR: 8
Reply 1, posted (6 years 6 months 4 weeks 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 5848 times:

Quoting Gh123 (Thread starter):

First I have heard, although I think someone might have joked about it a few years ago, not sure though. Could Concorde hav survived a barrle roell?

User currently offlineVC10 From United Kingdom, joined Nov 2001, 1382 posts, RR: 17
Reply 2, posted (6 years 6 months 4 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 5836 times:

I do not think there is any footage, well I have never seen any, but yes it is true and how do I know, because a work colleague was a F/E on one of the flights. However I think it was the French test crews rather than "Air France" that did it

littlevc10

User currently offlineBA787 From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2006, 2596 posts, RR: 8
Reply 3, posted (6 years 6 months 4 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 5836 times:

Quoting VC10 (Reply 2):

Wow

User currently onlineStitch From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 26720 posts, RR: 83
Reply 4, posted (6 years 6 months 4 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 5836 times:		 Support Airliners.net - become a First Class Member!

Quoting VC10 (Reply 2):
However I think it was the French test crews rather than "Air France" that did it.

Correct. The head French test pilot claims to have barrel-rolled one during her early days.

I figure if "Tex" Johnson could barrel-roll a 707...  Smile

User currently offlineDavid L From United Kingdom, joined May 1999, 9216 posts, RR: 42
Reply 5, posted (6 years 6 months 4 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 5807 times:

Quoting BA787 (Reply 1):
Could Concorde hav survived a barrle roell?

It's a 1g manoeuvre. No technical reason why it couldn't be done but I'm sure a few armchair experts here would consider it dangerous, hence the reason airliners aren't rolled very often and never with fare-paying passengers on board.  Smile

There's some information here, within the discussion about loops:

Could The Concorde Do A Loop? (by Vio Oct 20 2006 in Tech Ops)

User currently offlineBA787 From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2006, 2596 posts, RR: 8
Reply 6, posted (6 years 6 months 4 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 5807 times:

Quoting David L (Reply 5):

Thanks, thats unbelievable lol

User currently offlineDavid L From United Kingdom, joined May 1999, 9216 posts, RR: 42
Reply 7, posted (6 years 6 months 4 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 5764 times:

Quoting BA787 (Reply 6):
Thanks, thats unbelievable lol

The same applies to pretty much* any aircraft.

* Well, you never know.  Smile
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