Boeing 707 Does A Full Roll

Aerobatics With A Passenger Airplane
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Pilot Alvin M. "Tex" Johnston flies the 367-80 aircraft, the prototype and "concept demonstrator" for the Boeing 707, in a demonstration flight over Lake Washington on August 7, 1955. Amazing that a passenger airplane can do this safely...

Definitions: Roll (aerobatic maneuver): a 360° revolution about the longitudinal axis
IATA
: International Air Transport Association - an international industry trade group of airlines
Chandelle:
a flight maneuver consisting of a steep climbing turn executed to gain altitude while changing direction