I was at the Farnborough airshow in 1998. Farnborough is one of the largest commercial/trade airshows in the world. Wikipedia says that $72bn worth of aircraft

I was at the Farnborough airshow in 1998. Farnborough is one of the largest commercial/trade airshows in the world. Wikipedia says that $72bn worth of aircraft were bought at the last show. The commercial jets are really thrown around at the show. Steep take offs and really tight banked turns low to the ground so that the aircraft can remain visible to the people at the airshow. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3EgoPDBvLc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3EgoPDBvLc The planes are more than capable of these manoeuvres, but paying passengers don't want to imagine themselves riding in those planes. Passengers want slow, steady and graceful flights that wont spill their drinks or upset their stomachs.