Tex Johnston Barrel-Rolls the Boeing 707 Prototype in 1955
Aviation Explorer · 5 min · 2011 · YouTube title: Boeing 707 Barrel Roll - Pilot Tex Johnston Performs Roll In Dash-80 Prototype Aircraft In 1955
Why it's here
Cited as proof that a large jet airliner can safely do a barrel roll and as a famous test-pilot stunt.
What it covers
Archival footage of Boeing test pilot Tex Johnston barrel-rolling the 707 prototype, the Dash-80, over Lake Washington in 1955 during a demonstration.