Stunt flying

It encompasses aerobatics, wing walking, and transferring from one airplane to another or to a moving vehicle on the ground, such as an automobile or train, and vice versa.

After the war ended, some of these pilots used the skills they had mastered by barnstorming to earn a living, traveling across the country performing stunts and providing rides.

The public's fascination with aviation translated into a demand for films involving flying, with their attendant stunts.

[7] Inevitably, barnstormers attempted more and more dangerous stunts to outdo their competitors, resulting in numerous fatalities and injuries.

He joined the United States Army Air Service in October 1917 after the American entry into World War I.

He had to interpret a message being flashed to him from the ground to pass a test, but the wing and engine housing blocked his view.

[8] He helped develop another standard flying stunt: hanging onto a trapeze or rope ladder with just his teeth.