Aerobatic maneuver
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An aerobatic maneuver is a complex flight path, used in air shows, dogfights or competition aerobatics. Aerobatics can be performed by a single aircraft or in formation with several others. Nearly all
The UK Utterly Butterly display team perform an aerobatic maneuver with their Boeing Stearmans, at an air display in England
Falling leaf, with flares deployed
Climbing spin
English bunt
Barrel roll
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A barrel roll is an aerial maneuver in which an airplane makes a complete rotation on both its longitudinal and lateral axes, causing it to follow a helical path, approximately maintaining its origina
Aerobatic maneuver
…Roll; Rotational motion around the longitudinal axis (the nose rotates around its center). Barrel roll; a combination of a loop and a roll. The flight path during a barrel roll has the shape of a horizontal corkscrew and follows a helical path. Aileron…
A diagram of a barrel roll
Barrel rolls being performed by the Indian Air Force Surya Kiran during an air show
Rolling scissors
A high-g barrel roll, performed over the top and underneath