Ever dreamed of flying through the air like a superhero? Or floating freely in the third dimension? Want to experience the amazing sensation of weightlessness? Or watch as objects float gracefully around you? Would you like to be an astronaut for a day? Welcome on board Novespace’s Airbus Zero G!
Whether you’ve jumped from a plane in a parachute, taken a flight in an acrobatic aircraft or driven a racing car around a track, the gravity-free experience is unlike any other thrill you’ve ever known.
It’s much more than a simple adrenalin rush. Not just because weightlessness is a subtle experience, but also because it’s not limited to a single sensation.
It’s a chance to experience incredible things – a sense of wonderment, powerful emotions and intense feelings that are guaranteed to stay with you.
Weightlessness is, above all, the gateway to a world of dreams and imagination.
From the day we’re born, our weight and that of the objects around us seem inescapable; it’s an obstacle we cannot overcome. We have to live with it, whether we like it or not, because we have no other choice. Walking, running, climbing the stairs or carrying loads are all things we’re so resigned or used to that we don’t even think about them any more.
When the feeling of weight is lifted in the gravity-free environment of the Airbus Zero G it’s like a revelation – suddenly everything is easy! Walking becomes effortless: the slightest push on the floor launches you up to the ceiling! Your bodyweight has simply evaporated; you feel lighter than a feather! When you close your eyes, if you feel no pain at all, it’s as if your body no longer exists! You can lift and handle the objects around you with ease. This is your first experience of weightless. And it’s as moving as it is unforgettable. You will experience weightlessness during a total of 15 parabolas (each including 22 seconds of weightlessness).
During gravity-free parabolic flights, there are no parachutes or harnesses and no need for special equipment. Just your body floating through the cabin. And what an amazing feeling it is!
Who has never dreamed of flying? But this time you’re wide awake and levitating in the air! Give yourself a slight push from the side of the cabin… and you’ll find yourself flying gently to the opposite site. It’s a chance to let yourself go and simply enjoy the pleasure of floating effortlessly, without thrashing your arms or legs about, as you relish a moment of pure, unbridled joy.
Watching as objects float weightlessly around the cabin is another miracle of parabolic flight. Everyone’s seen astronauts playing with everyday objects or globes of water as they float through the air. It’s fun and fascinating at the same time.
Now it’s your turn to do the same – and it all happens right in front of your eyes! Watch as magnificent spheres of blue water float past you, or grip a foam ball or personal item in your hand and then let it go: the object will remain gracefully suspended before you or rotate slowly in the air; at this exact moment you’re in space, meditating on the magic and beauty of weightlessness. Set an object in motion and see it drift slowly away from you; turn it and watch it spin endlessly on its axis. It’s a breath-taking show that you could watch for hours.
Fly like Superman in the cabin, sit or walk on the ceiling, float in a group as you pose for a selfie or form a spinning human circle… Up here, the possibilities are endless and the only frontier is your own imagination. Martian and lunar gravity are also reproduced during the flight: long before humans take their first steps on Mars, you can feel what it would be like to walk on the planet’s surface or, like a lunar explorer, experience the exhilaration of making one giant leap on the Moon, as if you were really there.
Back on Earth, words sometimes fail to express how passengers feel about what they’ve just experienced. It’s a powerful emotion – one that lasts long after the flight. But the memory of weightlessness stays with you forever. Many even describe it as one of the highlights of their lives.
Hundreds of photos and several videos allow you to relive the flight at your own leisure. But for lots of people, this experience comes back to them, spontaneously, as they go about their everyday lives – once astronauts for a day, now astronauts forever.