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Vomit Comet

PostPosted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 5:01 pm
by Helms
A ride in the vomit comet. Departure: 8:30 a.m.

Instructor: "Did you have a big breakfast?" Cadet: "No"
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Takeoff :o
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About to start Parabola 1
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Weeeee ;D!
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After the 5th time up and down, the cadet vomits everywhere.

Re: Vomit Comet

PostPosted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 5:22 pm
by flymo
lol nice story :P and nice shots :D

where did u get that comet from?

Re: Vomit Comet

PostPosted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 5:23 pm
by C
Less likely to vomit if you have a proper meal before flying (although not immediately before!). I think he was telling the truth... ;D

Re: Vomit Comet

PostPosted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 5:23 pm
by Helms
The Historic Jetliners Group. Just google it ;)

Re: Vomit Comet

PostPosted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 5:30 pm
by Stormtropper
My biology teacher actually got a ride on that last year (some sort of pig anatomy thing that he had to do with NASA astronuts...)

...he didn't vomet until the 40th, the final, cycle...talk about anti-climatic :P

Re: Vomit Comet

PostPosted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 5:36 pm
by C

...he didn't vomet until the 40th, the final, cycle...talk about anti-climatic :P


Poor effort! ;D

Re: Vomit Comet

PostPosted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 5:42 pm
by Ivan
Do you get zero on the Geez-o-meter when you do that?

Re: Vomit Comet

PostPosted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 5:47 pm
by Helms
Do you get zero on the Geez-o-meter when you do that?



No, not really. [smiley=tongue.gif]

Re: Vomit Comet

PostPosted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 6:16 pm
by Jakemaster
Do you get zero on the Geez-o-meter when you do that?



No, not really. [smiley=tongue.gif]


If you do it right you can get it for a few seconds

Re: Vomit Comet

PostPosted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 6:34 pm
by Helms
Do you get zero on the Geez-o-meter when you do that?



No, not really. [smiley=tongue.gif]


If you do it right you can get it for a few seconds


Yeah, i know, but i'm tired. It decided to snow here a little bit, so i was shoveling our sidewalk.

Re: Vomit Comet

PostPosted: Mon Jan 15, 2007 1:40 am
by Travis
Presumably, if you approach the parabola right, you should get an actual zero-G flight, even in FS.