Can you do a loop in a passenger plane?

The simple answer is frankly, no. The critical points about, well not just modern passenger jet airliners but airliners built in the past during the 20s and 30s coming forward in time is that they are designed to be load carriers.

Can a 747 do a loop de loop?

It’s not possible for a 747 to do a (inside) loop. It might be possible for it to do a barrel roll. Be aware that aircraft aerobatic manoeuvres are precisely specified and an inside loop, outside loop, barrel roll, aileron roll, and so on are all different manoeuvres with different stress on the aircraft.

How does a plane do a loop?

A loop is when the pilot pulls the plane up into the vertical, continues around until they are heading back in the same direction, like making a 360 degree turn, except it is in the vertical plane instead of the horizontal. A roll is simply rotating the plane about its roll axis, using the ailerons.

Can a Cessna do a loop?

Flying aerobatics is incredibly fun, and it’s also a great way to learn new flying skills. That doesn’t have to mean exotic airshow airplanes, though – the trusty Cessna 150 Aerobat is a great way to do loops, rolls, spins, and more.

Can a plane do an inverted loop?

The pilot will be inverted (upside down) at the top of the loop. A loop can also be performed by rolling inverted and making the same maneuver but diving towards the ground. The aircraft gains speed, and the pilot continues and returns to level flight, travelling in the opposite direction from which the maneuver began.

How many g’s do you pull in a loop?

(There’s no pushing on the stick in a loop, only varying amounts of pulling.) The sweet spot for the pull is typically about 3.5 Gs. Pull harder and you induce unwanted, energy-killing drag, as well as greater stress on the airframe. Pull too lightly and you may run out of airspeed before making it over the top.

Is it possible to perform a loop on an Airbus A320?

No, it is usually not possible to perform a loop on a modern airliner such as the Airbus A320, unless under unique circumstances (more on that later). This is because there are mechanisms that protect it against such a manoeuvre in a normal flight.

Why can’t planes make an outside loop?

Boeing suspects its planes could make it, but since no one has ever been silly enough to try, there’s no way of knowing for sure. An outside loop is much much more stressful on airframe and pilots as it involves negative G. Airliners have flight envelopes that have much less capability under negative G.

Can a commercial jetliner handle a loop?

And I think it’s safe to assume that most commercial aircraft are not much stronger (In fact, in doing some more checking the Boeing 747-400 and the Airbus A320 have the exact same g load characteristics, here and here respectively.) So we can probably assume that no commercial jetliner can safely handle a loop.

How many G’s do you need to execute a loop?

According to this guide on executing a loop (pdf), you want to maintain roughly 3.5 positive g’s when executing a loop (and this is best case, in the hands of an experience pilot.) Bearing that in mind, Boeing lists the maximum positive g’s for a Boeing 737 at +2.5g (with flaps retracted).