How Zero-G Planes Work
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0.000 HBDHow Zero-G Planes Work
<center> <hr> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO_Ox_dH0M8 <hr> <center> The European Space Agency offered me a seat on their zero-g plane: it's an Airbus A310 that flies parabolic maneuvers, pulling up into the sky and then arcing back down, giving its passengers about 20 seconds of weightlessness (or "microgravity") at a time. Here's how it works. </center> <hr> <center> Some people would have filmed their script on the ground, and just messed about while floating. I decided to go for something a bit more challenging. </center> <hr> <center> I'm at http://tomscott.com on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tomscott on Facebook at http://facebook.com/tomscott and on Snapchat and Instagram as tomscottgo </center> <hr> </center>