We have often seen pictures of astronauts floating around inside the space shuttle, International Space Station etc..and seeing the picture like the one above might have made you wish to experience the thrill of being weightless and hover in the air .to fly like a superhero..
A company named Zero G corporation has made an attempt to convert this dream into reality!!
they have special flights wherein the passengers are made to experience microgravity or weightlessness..
For this they use modified boeing 727 which performs 12-15 parabolics..
The company indeed has openend new dimensions of adventure tourism for space enthusiasts.
HOW IT WORKS??
Before starting a parabola, G-FORCE ONE flies level to the horizon at an altitude of 24,000 feet. The pilots then begins to pull up, gradually increasing the angle of the aircraft to about 45° to the horizon reaching an altitude of 34,000 feet. During this pull-up, passengers will feel the pull of 1.8 Gs. Next the plane is “pushed over” to create the zero gravity segment of the parabola. For the next 20-30 seconds everything in the plane is weightless. Next a gentle pull-out is started which allows the flyers to stabilize on the aircraft floor. This maneuver is repeated 12-15 times, each taking about ten miles of airspace to perform.
IF YOU EVER DREAMT OF FLYING, YOU CAN-ITS SURPRISINGLY SIMPLE BUT NO LESS PROFOUND!!!!!
