Can a 747 do a barrel roll?

Question

I'd like to see that video, Tom.

Answer 1

Yes.
The Vid of ole TEX rolling the 707 can be found at :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IV9PZW1N9U

Answer 2

747 Barrel Roll

Answer 3

without any cargo or passengers, yes, it would survive a barrel roll if done properly.

Bob Hoover was famous for his aerobatics in a "Shrike Commander" The aircraft was designed to not exceed the same style flying that the 747 was made for.

The first Boeing 707 off the line was put through test maneuvers which included a horizontal roll.

The 747 has better structure than the 707...

There was a test pilot that checked the design of the 747 and for several years offered to do a loop, pulling no more than 2 G's in the thing. (Boeing never wanted to have the publicity stunt performed) You can do a barrel roll and not pull any more G's than a loop... The difference between a loop and a barrel roll is the application of rudder such that the loop exit is on a line 90 deg different than the entry (if entering going N, you exit going E or W)

Answer 4

I don't know about a 747 But it's a well known fact that Boeings chief test pilot Tex Johnston did a barrel roll in a B-707 " Dash 80" at fairly low altitude.
Johnston did not get fired and the aircraft in question is in the Udvar -Hazy branch of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum adjacent to Dulles International Airport. The 707 is parked nose to nose with the extremely well restored Enola Gay and tail to tail with a Concorde .

Answer 5

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Can a 747 do a barrel roll?

Answer 6

I saw an Airbus A380 do semi-barrel rolls so a 747 would probably be able to do a barrel roll.

Answer 7

Any aircraft can perform a barrel rol as it is a 1G maneouver(if done properly). The video was of a 707 not a 747 and while that pilot was fired a week later he was given his job back because the orders came thick and fast for that aeroplane type.

Answer 8

Virtually any fixed-wing aircraft can be rolled. As long as the roll is perfectly coordinated, the plane takes no extra stress worth mentioning. A really good pilot can set a full glass of water on the panel, roll or loop the aircraft and never spill a drop. That's not even an exaggeration. Bob Hoover is the first name that comes to mind when talking about that kind of flying.

Answer 9

Ray K is absolutely correct. The one thing to remember is altitude is life, don't try this without a lot of air under the wings. And of course, don't try this at home boys and girls.

I seem to remember a 747 rudder rolling. Some sort of engine problem with the autopilot trying to maintain a heading and the actual pilots not adequately monitoring systems. I wish I could remember the exact details but they managed to recover control before it went into the ocean.

Answer 10

lol not sure bout a 747 but in the 60's i think it was boeing challenged mcdonnald douglas to a challenge of barrel roll
of course md brought a little agile plane but boieng being so cocky brought out a 707 AIrliner and completed the loop
it was a great trick of coarse but the 747 may not be able to handle the stress

Answer 11

In theory it could, it was a 707 that was rolled illegally by a Boeing company test/display pilot who was I believe asked to resign afterwards.
Me I would have bought him a beer.
If you have ever seen one of Bob Hoover's flying displays you will be amazed at what a passenger plane can safely do in the hands of one of the worlds top display pilots.