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Zero-G- Flight: Zero-G-Flight in den USA

Like Nothing on Earth!

The once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fly like Superman can now be yours. Train with an expert coach, board our specially modified aircraft, G-FORCE ONE, and experience the unforgettable..
Experience zero gravity the only way possible without going to space. Parabolic flight is the same method NASA has used to train its astronauts for the last 45 years and the same way Tom Hanks floated in Apollo 13.
Book a seat on one of our regular flights conveniently based in Las Vegas, Nevada and at the Kennedy Space Center, near Orlando, Florida. The aircraft is also available for charter flights anywhere in the United States for groups, incentive trips, parties or team building.

How Does Parabolic Flight Work?

Weightless Flight (also known as Parabolic Flight) is achieved aboard ZERO-G's Boeing 727 aircraft named G-FORCE ONE. Weightlessness is achieved by flying G-FORCE ONE through a parabolic flight maneuver. Specially trained pilots fly these maneuvers between approximately 24,000 and 34,000 feet altitude. Each parabola takes 10 miles of airspace to perform and lasts approximately one minute from start to finish.

The maneuver is somewhat like a roller coaster in that the plane is initially pulled up to approximately 45 degrees 'nose high'.† Next the plane is 'pushed over' the top to reach the zero-gravity segment of the parabolas. For the next 25 - 30 seconds everything in the plane is weightless. At approximately 30 degrees 'nose low' a gentle pull-out is started which allows the Flyers to stabilize on the aircraft floor. Finally, the g-force is increased smoothly to about 1.8 g's until the aircraft reaches a flight altitude of 24,000 feet. The maneuver is then repeated.
The weightlessness experienced by everyone inside the airplane is actually equivalent to the type of "free fall" you experience when sky diving. In this case however, the body of the aircraft surrounds you and protects you from the on-rushing wind. At the end of the free fall period, the aircraft also scoops you up and carries you back up to the top of the arc to begin the free fall process again.

In addition to achieving zero-g or weightlessness, G-FORCE ONE can also fly a parabola designed to offer Lunar (1/6th) or Martian (1/3rd) gravity. These reduced gravity environments are also created with a modified parabola that is not quite as steep as zero gravity parabola.

Flight Day Itinerary
8:00 AM : Flight Check-In & Light Breakfast
8:30 AM : Mission Briefing with Presentation
9:30 AM : Meet your Team Coach
10:00 AM : Transportation to the airport
10:30 AM : TSA Screening and Boarding
11:00 AM : Weightless Flight aboard G-FORCE ONE
1:00 PM : Re-Gravitation Party, Awards Presentation & Refreshments
2:00 PM : Transportation back to Hotel

Dates & Prices


October 03, 2009 - Washington,DC
October 31, 2009 - Miami, FL
November 07, 2009 - Cape Canaveral, FL
December 05, 2009 - New York, NY
January 02, 2010 - Las Vegas, NV
January 30, 2010 - San Jose, CA
February 27, 2010 - Las Vegas, NV
March 13, 2010 - Dallas, TX
March 27, 2010 - Chicago, IL
April 03, 2010 - Washington,DC

Price - $4,950 / per person plus 5% tax, ab-bis Wahington, Las Vegas oder San Jose, Internationale Zubringerflüge & Hotelpackages auf anfrahe oder in Eigenregie, Charter flight for up to 35 participants: - $135,000 plus 5% tax

Requirements
 
Must sign medical and liability waiver forms before flight.