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I use this example whenever I'm presenting on the difference between 'Radical' (High Risk, High Return) and 'Strategic' (Low Risk, High Return) plans. The diffe

I use this example whenever I'm presenting on the difference between 'Radical' (High Risk, High Return) and 'Strategic' (Low Risk, High Return) plans. The difference between the two is Capability - ie, having strategic capability lowers risk. This barrel roll, while not a strenuous manoeuvre on the 707, nevertheless demonstrates confidence in Boeing's manufacturing capability and by executing it Tex Johnstone convinced plane buyers that purchasing a jet was not a high risk strategy. "Selling planes" indeed!

cpncrunch 11y ago
It's not really a "low risk" maneuver to do an aerobatic maneuver on an aircraft that isn't certified for it and that doesn't have a g-meter. Ask the crew of the Lufthansa B720 that crashed trying to do a roll in 1964. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19640715-0 http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19640715-0