Originally Posted by
Maoraigh1
"Continental Airlines had a Captain roll a B727-200 back in the mid seventies. The airplane was being ferried back to LAX at night no less, I believe from BOI. No pax, but a full complement of FA's onboard of which none noticed."
Roll or Barrel Roll?
Had to be barrel roll for the FAs not to notice. A well executed barrel roll can be done in any aircraft (which of course is not saying it should be...) as all loads will remain in designed range. There is the classic video of Bob Hoover pouring tea while doing a barrel roll.