![Bob Hoover: “I slipped a 20-dollar bill to him and said, 'He wants transports and I want fighters. Just switch those names, and everybody will be happy.' That's how I became a Bob Hoover: “I slipped a 20-dollar bill to him and said, 'He wants transports and I want fighters. Just switch those names, and everybody will be happy.' That's how I became a](https://external-preview.redd.it/2tVgYVg1p6H54ez48VoSrii44p7TI0NNT2cycjWUiWg.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=cb7d8c71d76c638d2a43eec061a621872309f122)
Bob Hoover: “I slipped a 20-dollar bill to him and said, 'He wants transports and I want fighters. Just switch those names, and everybody will be happy.' That's how I became a
![Pilot Pouring Ice Tea While Doing A Barrel Roll & Switching Off Engines While Doing An 8 Point Turn! - YouTube Pilot Pouring Ice Tea While Doing A Barrel Roll & Switching Off Engines While Doing An 8 Point Turn! - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LJWYEqfcERA/hqdefault.jpg)
Pilot Pouring Ice Tea While Doing A Barrel Roll & Switching Off Engines While Doing An 8 Point Turn! - YouTube
![TIL about Alvin “Tex” Johnson who was a test pilot. When Boeing introduced their prototype 367-80 airliner (later 707) in 1955, he barrel rolled the passenger aircraft over demonstrators in Seattle. : r/todayilearned TIL about Alvin “Tex” Johnson who was a test pilot. When Boeing introduced their prototype 367-80 airliner (later 707) in 1955, he barrel rolled the passenger aircraft over demonstrators in Seattle. : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/o7USwXmrcYxqaIul4kGwY3SWnYQOJTfAi3aylAMe1u0.jpg?auto=webp&s=1aa771fbaf41bad81e25c0b29a745ff8bc2df552)
TIL about Alvin “Tex” Johnson who was a test pilot. When Boeing introduced their prototype 367-80 airliner (later 707) in 1955, he barrel rolled the passenger aircraft over demonstrators in Seattle. : r/todayilearned
2013, Bob Hoover performs a barrel roll in the Rockwell Sabreliner jet. He was 91 years old. Unfortunately he died on Oct 25th, 2016. RIP Bob Hoover. | Facebook
![The CAF is reporting that the greatest pilot of all time, Bob Hoover, has flown west. Sad day. : r/aviation The CAF is reporting that the greatest pilot of all time, Bob Hoover, has flown west. Sad day. : r/aviation](https://i.imgur.com/13YVhEO.jpg)
The CAF is reporting that the greatest pilot of all time, Bob Hoover, has flown west. Sad day. : r/aviation
![TIL that in 1955, a Boeing test pilot did a barrel roll without permission in one of the early showings of the 707. : r/todayilearned TIL that in 1955, a Boeing test pilot did a barrel roll without permission in one of the early showings of the 707. : r/todayilearned](http://i.imgur.com/oahWXwz.jpg)
TIL that in 1955, a Boeing test pilot did a barrel roll without permission in one of the early showings of the 707. : r/todayilearned
![Famous pilot Bob Hoover performs perfect 1g barrel roll with engines off (without spilling ice tea from his glass) Famous pilot Bob Hoover performs perfect 1g barrel roll with engines off (without spilling ice tea from his glass)](https://external-preview.redd.it/7bFugsyoS2h2360eN0tN04ckxEY6ctcqERbf-_QsEYQ.jpg?format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=468d3947d45cc3c289c8667bc523d4611980765a)