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WanderingEng · 3167 days ago · link · · parent · post: The 60th anniversary of the barrel roll that launched the passenger jet age
I've always liked this story. Then years later for the first flight of the 777: From here. There are so many great stories in aviation. Many sad ones, too.Boeing test pilots John E. Cashman and Kenny Higgins took the first Boeing 777-200 airliner, line number WA001, FAA registration N7771, on its first flight. Before taking off from Paine Field, Boeing’s president, Phil Condit, told Cashman, “Good luck, John. And no rolls!”