Alvin M. Johnston
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Alvin Melvin "Tex" Johnston was an American test pilot for Bell Aircraft and the Boeing Company.
Gen. LeMay (left seat) and Johnston (right seat)
Barrel roll
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A barrel roll is an aerial maneuver in which an airplane makes a complete rotation on both its longitudinal and lateral axes, causing it to follow a helical path, approximately maintaining its origina
Alvin M. Johnston
…B-47 Stratojet, and piloted the first flight of the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress prototype. Johnston is best known for performing a barnstormer-style barrel roll maneuver with Boeing's pioneering 367-80 jet in a demonstration flight over Lake Washington outside Seattle, on August 7, 1955. Bill Allen, the…
A diagram of a barrel roll
Barrel rolls being performed by the Indian Air Force Surya Kiran during an air show
Rolling scissors
A high-g barrel roll, performed over the top and underneath