4given_Sinner
03-29-2005, 11:54 AM
Ok folks, now for something completely different...the ZERO-G 727! The ZERO-G corporation has contracted with Amerijet to provide 2 727-200's for use in commercial zero gravity parabolic flights! I am sure that we have all seen the video footage of astronauts floating weightless inside NASA's Boeing 720, bouncing off each other, as they float around. Now through ZERO-G you can do the same thing!!! While you gather your nickels and dimes, you can practice with your own Dreamfleet version of one of the 727's used for this fantastic business. The 2 last images shown below came from the zero-G web site.. www.nogravity.com . The interior shots are a composite of a number of different shots that they had.
The zero gravity envinroment is obtained by flying the plane in a large parabolic arc, climbing first at a 45 degree angle, then pushing smoothly over the top until going down at 30 degrees. It is during this smooth push over the top that the effects of gravity are countered, as the plane basically falls back to Earth at the same rate that the people inside fall back to earth, creating a relitive weightless space inside the plane. I have done this many many time in small planes, such as Piper Lance's and Arrow's, but I would LOVE to do it in the 727, even if I am just in the back with the regular folks. Wow, what fun! Visit the web site for more info.
The actual 727's used for the Zero-G flights are winglet equipped, but as the Dreamfleet model does not sport winglets, we will need to make that one concession to reality for the moment.
Kerry
PS I will be uploading this one as soon as I finish this post.
The zero gravity envinroment is obtained by flying the plane in a large parabolic arc, climbing first at a 45 degree angle, then pushing smoothly over the top until going down at 30 degrees. It is during this smooth push over the top that the effects of gravity are countered, as the plane basically falls back to Earth at the same rate that the people inside fall back to earth, creating a relitive weightless space inside the plane. I have done this many many time in small planes, such as Piper Lance's and Arrow's, but I would LOVE to do it in the 727, even if I am just in the back with the regular folks. Wow, what fun! Visit the web site for more info.
The actual 727's used for the Zero-G flights are winglet equipped, but as the Dreamfleet model does not sport winglets, we will need to make that one concession to reality for the moment.
Kerry
PS I will be uploading this one as soon as I finish this post.