Flight Experience
The current price of a flight for a single passenger is USD $4,950 plus tax.
The company owns and operates a Boeing 727-200, dubbed "G-FORCE ONE". It flies parabolic arcs similar to those of NASA's KC-135 Reduced gravity aircraft.
Fliers undergo a brief training session before embarking. A flight lasts 90 to 100 minutes, and consists of fifteen parabolas, each of which simulates about 30 seconds of reduced gravity: one that simulates Martian gravity (one third of Earth's), two that simulate Lunar gravity (one sixth of Earth's), and 12 that simulate weightlessness. Each parabola begins with the aircraft climbing at a 45 degree angle at approximately 24,000 feet (7,300 m), peaks at 32,000 ft (9,800 m), and ends with the aircraft pointed down at a 30 degree angle.
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