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It's also not a good idea. See for example the Lufthansa crash on 15 July 1964 where they tried to roll a B720 during a training flight:

http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19640715-0



A jumbo barrel/aileron roll needs to be practiced in a highly-accurate simulator many times for performing on actual hardware to a high degree of repeatable success with least airframe wear, and then signed off by company folks and regulators. Otherwise, it's too risky.




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