barnstorming
Sign in to savethumb|A Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny" over central [[Ontario, Canada, c. 1918]] Barnstorming was a form of entertainment in which stunt pilots performed tricks individually or in groups that were called flying circuses. Devised to "impress people with the skill of pilots and the sturdiness of planes," it became popular in the United States during the Roaring Twenties.
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- History
- Background
- Growth and heyday
- Flying circuses
- Women and minorities
- Charles Lindbergh, before his fame
- Regulation and decline
- Performances
- Planning
- Stunts
- Business
- Notable barnstormers
- In popular culture
- Literature
- Film and television
- Video games
- Music
- See also
- References
thumb|A Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny" over central [[Ontario, Canada, c. 1918]] Barnstorming was a form of entertainment in which stunt pilots performed tricks individually or in groups that were called flying circuses. Devised to "impress people with the skill of pilots and the sturdiness of planes," it became popular in the United States during the Roaring Twenties.
Barnstormers were pilots who flew throughout the country to sell airplane rides and perform stunts. Charles Lindbergh first began flying as a barnstormer. Barnstorming was the first major form of civil aviation in the history of manned flight.