The Great Waldo Pepper Page #4

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He's made his turn

out there, ladies

and gentlemen.

And now, he's coming back.

So keep your eyes on him.

He's about to perform

a spectacular victory roll!

Thank you.

What are you

doin' here, Ezra?

It'll be a monoplane.

Here he comes, now,

gaining speed vertically.

A monoplane?

You mean to tell me

you're building me

a plane with only one wing?

Oh, I thought you'd like

to know, the bi-plane

Is as dead as a dodo bird.

And now he comes,

gaining speed. Pulling up!

And there it is.

It's a roll

going straight up

into the heavens.

And now he comes

out of it on the top.

In case you

hadn't noticed, Ezra,

that was a biplane.

Exactly, it's an antique.

Another

death-defying maneuver!

Monoplanes fall apart.

Mine is cantilevered,

it can't fall apart.

They can't pull high Gs.

Absolutely untrue!

It's unstable and

unmaneuverable and...

And they can't do that.

When we were 10,

who built a glider

that flew a 176 feet

off the top of

the Johnson barn?

You did.

And who busted his butt

jumping out of a second

story window

with a parachute

made of bed sheets?

I did.

Then don't lecture me

on aerodynamics.

Was I lecturing you?

You were.

He's going

now for altitude,

ladies and gentlemen.

That means...

It really is a brilliant

concept, Waldo.

Wait a minute.

Let go of that.

DILLHOEFER Okay.

Now, here's something

to tell your grandchildren.

At an altitude

of 3,000 feet,

the only man alive today

to do 10 full,

complete revolutions

without a crash,

the death spin

of Ernst Kessler!

Now, look, Waldo,

you're worried

about maneuverability.

Look at the size

of that aileron...

Shut up!

Huh?

Four!

Five!

Six!

Seven!

Eight!

Hurry up!

You're running

out of room.

Nine!

Ten!

He is the best, isn't he?

You can beat him, Waldo.

In my monoplane.

Here he is, folks.

He's coming in to land.

The greatest aviator

in the world.

Ernst Kessler!

Ladies and gentlemen,

a short intermission,

during which time,

for a nominal fee...

Have you test

flown it yet?

As soon as it

gets an engine.

I got a line on

a surplus Liberty.

All it takes is money.

Here, I got lucky

last week.

Then that'll do

for a down payment.

Don't worry.

I'll get more.

All right.

Mr. Dillhoefer.

Yeah.

I'd like to

introduce myself.

I'm Waldo Pepper.

Please to meet you, Pepper,

but the answer is no.

I thought

we might discuss...

The answer's still no.

Look, I know

who you are.

You're a damn

good pilot. Right?

But barnstorming ain't

what it used to be.

So, now you want a job

in my Flying Circus.

But do you got an act?

No! Right.

Well, the answer's no,

unless you got an act.

Look up there.

Do you think

that pack of jackals

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