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Most large planes aren't designed to do aerobatic maneuvers. Doing a barrel roll could rip off pieces from the control surfaces, cause an engine to separate, or
by epochwolf 14y ago
Most large planes aren't designed to do aerobatic maneuvers. Doing a barrel roll could rip off pieces from the control surfaces, cause an engine to separate, or tear off an entire wing. That's assuming the flight control software will let you try that in the first place.
- pedrocr 14y agoBarrel rolls are low G maneuvers so properly executed they shouldn't cause any of those things. My memory had the barrel roll as a 1G maneuver but wikipedia tells me it gets up to 2-3g (probably to enter/exit the maneuver). Were you thinking of an aileron roll? I mean, if a 707 could do it safely in 1955[1] modern airliners should do just fine. (not that I support routine barrel rolls on airliners...) [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaA7kPfC5Hk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaA7kPfC5Hk
- epochwolf 14y agoYou're right, I was thinking of an aileron roll. A barrel roll is definitely doable.