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761:Barrel roll
570:wikihow.com
433:Rudder roll
83:inattentive
51:aerodynamic
1371:Categories
1290:Ernst Udet
1255:Gene Soucy
1230:Art Scholl
1125:Nancy Lynn
1105:Amanda Lee
1100:Nigel Lamb
1040:Bob Hoover
674:Aerobatics
580:2013-08-06
551:187553718X
526:187553718X
501:2011-10-27
444:References
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73:Background
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32:slip angle
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1030:Ray Hanna
1020:Matt Hall
980:Glen Dell
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743:Maneuvers
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826:Scissors
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682:Aircraft
467:Archived
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422:See also
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157:flaring
106:aileron
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49:is an
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