Boeing 707 roll by Test Pilot Tex Johnson
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN cites it as a famous bit of aviation history showing the roll was a gentle 1G maneuver and salesmanship.
What it is
Footage of Boeing test pilot Tex Johnson barrel-rolling the Boeing 707 prototype over Lake Washington, followed by his explanation of the stunt.
Recommended by 0 HN commenters across 0 different months, 2010 to 2019.
What Hacker News said
Cites cma · 2010-07 · on “The Turn (1993)”
The article on rolls: "but if you ignore convention, you can fly them in any airplane, including a Boeing 737" or a 707: [this video]
Cites Steko · 2015-08 · on “60 years ago: The famous Boeing 707 prototype barrel roll over Lake Washington”
What were you doing Tex? I was selling airplanes. [this video] Here's Boeing, doing a 'near vertical' takeoff in the Dreamliner (spoilers: not really but still impressive), also presumably selling airplanes. [LINK]
Cites Nightshaxx · 2017-04 · on “A customer reported an error in the map used by Flight Simulator”
I am not at all familiar with aircraft, but in the video were Tex Johnson talks about doing the barrel roll, he literally says it is a 1G maneuver. [this video]
Cites tyingq · 2019-03 · on “737 Max Explanation by a Software Engineer”
Similar video with a test pilot pushing a 707 pretty hard. Includes a barrel roll, which isn't hard on the aircraft, but unusual to see with a passenger aircraft. [this video] The 707 was pretty similar to the 737...same main fuselage dimensions, similar pax capacity, etc.