Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ccice5.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!rochester!ritcv!ccice5!rdz From: rdz@ccice5.UUCP (Robert D. Zarcone) Newsgroups: net.aviation Subject: Re: Most beautiful aircraft Message-ID: <866@ccice5.UUCP> Date: Wed, 10-Jul-85 12:50:52 EDT Article-I.D.: ccice5.866 Posted: Wed Jul 10 12:50:52 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 17-Jul-85 04:01:27 EDT References: <2857@decwrl.UUCP> <808@ihnp4.UUCP> <693@dataio.UUCP> Organization: CCI Central Engineering, Rochester, NY Lines: 13 > I believe that the roll took place during a Seafair hydroplane race in front > of thousands of spectators, much to the horror of Boeing officials. I don't > recall what happened to Tex, but I'm sure that this one unsanctioned display > did more to sell the plane than any other! > Didn't a roll also happen to a TWA 727 on a passanger flight over Lake Erie a couple of years ago? Since I don't enjoy flying (but love airplanes!), I always make it a point to try to get on Boeing craft. I always feel a bit safer knowing that they can do things airliners are not supposed to be able to do. *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE ***