RE: Concorde Capabilities?

>Speaking of rolling a 707 ….
>
>The sleek new Boeing jet, prototype for what would become
>the famous 707 series, was being flown by the project test
>pilot, legendary Alvin “Tex” Johnston. A request from senior
>management had been passed to Tex to bring the Dash 80 down
>for a pass over Lake Washington, where the Gold Cup
>hydroplane races were being held, as a number of important
>airline industry personnel were in attendance. At the
>conclusion of the test flight Tex began a descent to
>maneuver for the flight over the Gold Cup race course. While
>the Dash 80 headed toward the waiting crowd of some 250,000,
>Tex announced to his co-pilot, Jim Gannet, “Jim, I’m going
>to roll this thing over the race course.” The Dash 80 came
>roaring across the lake at 500 feet and as he approached the
>race course Tex pulled the nose up and began a graceful
>barrel roll. Many of the crowd hadn’t even recognized what
>they had just seen when Tex repositioned the airplane and
>came back from the opposite direction, and DID ANOTHER ROLL!
>Aviation buffs in the crowd were astonished but senior
>Boeing management was almost speechless. Many stories have
>circulated about what happened after the event but contrary
>to rumors, Tex was not fired for his “public relations”
>show.
>
>Cheers
>
>Gary

Hi Gary , I have a video of Tex Johnson rolling the 707 prototype(Pioneers of Flight ) and an interview with the man himself , he admits it was’nt quite a barrel roll but a chandelle ,nose up , and start to roll then nose down , same as a barrel roll but you lose a couple of thousand feet and take some of the G’s off to avoid over stressing the airframe .
Anyway you must be as bored as me over on this Forum , I’m going over to the Airforces Forum to try and spark another debate with the Chinese !!!