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RNoAF Falcon 20 almost does a barrel roll!?

as i was i at the Sanicole Airshow 2 weeks ago, the Royal Norwegian Air Force performed its flypast with the Dassault Falcon 20 electronic warfare aircraft.
during the 3rd pass, the pilot pulled the aircraft up like an F-16 and started to perform a barrel roll!
as the jet was inverted, i could hear the controltower scream over the speakers to break off the maneuvre, pretty sure the pilot got grounded or suspended on his return home.

i was surprised the old Falcon 20 was capable of those kind of aerobatics?
is the aircraft structurally capable of doing this, or was the pilot just plane crazy?

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By: cthornburg - 27th September 2019 at 12:57

A Barrel roll is a one G maneuvre look for video of Boeing 707 doing it or Bob Hoover pouring water while doing it.

Chris

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