Check out this Zero G Boeing 727-200 Advanced departing from Ft. Lauderdale! Listen to those JT8D engines roar! The MD-88 is included for a good sound comparison. This particular 727 was delivered new in 1976 to Braniff. It later flew for People Express, Continental, Pan Am, Delta, and Amerijet.
A seat on a Zero-G Experience flight costs $5400. According to Wikipedia the flight features 15 parabolas, each of which simulates about 30 seconds of reduced gravity.
Catching a 727 has been a top priority for the Horizon team, but even more so for cameraman BJG: "Ever since my first encounter with Amerijet in 2011 (before I knew how to take decent pictures), I knew it was my destiny to catch another 727. I filmed an Amerijet takeoff in 2014, but the footage was lame. I tried and failed EIGHT (8) times between 2016 and 2019, on wild goose chases with both Amerijet and Kalitta at two different international airports. It was either an equipment change, being at the wrong runway, or the flight departing earlier than scheduled (Kalitta). At last, nearly 8 years after seeing my first 727, I have finally succeeded."
Filmed from the Airport Greenbelt Park. BJG 08/10/19
Equipment:
Canon T3i
55-250mm telephoto lens
Zoom H1 microphone
Aircraft Featured:
N949DL
McDonnell Douglas MD-88
MSN 49880
Built in 1990
2x PW JT8D-219
DAL / DL 2390 to ATL
N794AJ "G-Force One"
Boeing 727-227/A/F (Braniff International Airways 1976-1983, People Express 1983-1987, Continental Air Lines 1987-1988, Pan American World Airways 1988-1991, Delta Air Lines 1991-1994, Amerijet International 1994-2004)
MSN 21243
Built in 1976
3x PW JT8D-17
VTS / 5V 735 to FLL
15 окт 2024
