Maybe some one know answer to my question:
Are there or were there any passenger aircrafts where people could feel zero-gravity at least more than 5 seconds?
I will really appreciate if someone post names of this planes or more info on them. Thanks!
By: station357 - 22nd May 2004 at 22:10
NASA use a KC-135 ‘Vomit Comet’ to achieve a zero gravity effect for approximately 25 seconds per manoeuvre. Check link below:
http://jsc-aircraft-ops.jsc.nasa.gov/kc135/trajectory.html
I believe it was used during the filming of ‘Apollo 13’ with Tom Hanks.
Regards,
Paul
By: tenthije - 22nd May 2004 at 21:24
no, unless you want a list with planes that crashed nose-down?
The ESA has a A300 to train their astronauts in 0G. Russia has I believe a IL76 and the NASA probably has a plane as well. But these planes are not normaly accesible for people other than astronauts in training and other ESA/NASA employees.
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May 22, 2004 at 7:54 pm