Dandy Roll Results, but not final

[fpoodry at speakeasy.net]

I'm back--I did not think the results would take so long.  I would not have done this def if I had realized "Immelmann" was a flight thing.  I know the term from roller coasters, and I am not familiar with the history of stunt flying. I was actually inspired by the roller coaster Immelmann.
-Fran

> -----Original Message-----
> From: lindafowens [mailto:lindafowens at netzero.net]
> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 02:31 PM
> To: fictionary at plover.com
> Subject: Dandy Roll Results, but not final
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> DANDY ROLL RESULTS!
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> 2) dandy roll, n. A stunt maneuver in which the pilot does a half-loop and a half-roll, resulting in a vertical u-turn. Like many stunts, it was pioneered by Adolph Pegoud  (1889-1913), but has been the “dandy roll” in the US since American stunt pilots, returning home from WWI explained it to each other as having been developed by a “French dandy”.   By Fran, 3 points or 5, if Pierre’s vote was for her def.  (2 points, David R, plus 1 point correct guess, with possible 2 points from PA). Fran hopes she won’t win, as she will be away for a while.
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>             A number of folks identified this as an Immelmann turn, after the German ace Max Immelmann  (1890-1916).
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