From kls Wed Jun 4 13:03:59 1997 Newsgroups: sci.aeronautics.airliners Path: bounce-back Date: 04 Jun 97 13:03:59 From: "SpeedBird" Subject: Re: Perhaps a silly question (DC-9 barrel roll) References: Message-ID: Approved: kls@ohare.Chicago.COM Sender: kls@ohare.Chicago.COM Organization: Prodigy Services Corp hasmith@acsu.buffalo.edu wrote in article ... > I was wondering if anyone might be able to help me here. On a > recent flight a friend and I were musing on whether a commercial jet (In > this case it was a DC9) could handle a barrel roll. Now I know there are > all sorts of factors to consider like at what speed, and perhaps how fast > the roll itself was executed, but I would appreciate any input anyone > might have. I'd say so, although it would be rather lazy and sloppy. The only jetliner I know of that can do a tight barrel roll is the 707.