'0' G for civilians
Just read an interesting article that Amerijet out of Ft Lauderdale
has modified a 727-200, and is offering zero g rides for $3000. The back of the aircraft is stripped except for the usual padding around the cabin, and I believe they do around 15 parabola's while the customers float around and/ or regurgitate their last meal. I imagine the Russians have already done this, but I think it's unprecedented in the west. Anyone with more information? |
3k x a few punters for an hour and a bit = tidy sum ?
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Say $200,000 for a reasonable elderly 727, $50,000 to mod the back of the aeroplane and get an STC $3000/hr in running costs including the crew. Let's say 10 punters per go, one 2hr trips per day, working Monday to Friday.
If they can really get away with $3000/ride, they'll be in profit by the end of the second week, and making $½m/mth thereafter. Damn, why didn't I think of it first. However, you seem to be correct, a quick websearch shows http://www.nogravity.com/ and http://www.amerijet.com/news/news31.html (I'm sure by the way that my guesstimate is miles out - the operating costs will be rather greater including training / briefing, etc, but on the other hand the website says they'll take up to 27 people at a time. As JT says, a nice little earner.) G |
They`ll also need to modify the fuel ,oil, and hydraulics, otherwise it could all go very quiet;; oh , yes , and the WC (`JOHN`) ....:uhoh:
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That's another $2000 if you want us to switch the engines back on Sir. :E
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Presumably a standard aircraft lavvie can handle zero g so long as you aren't actually using it at the time - anybody know the regs?
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