Air combat manoeuvring is the tactic of moving, turning, and situating one's fighter aircraft in order to attain a position from which an attack can be made on another aircraft. Commonly associated wi
A United States Marine Corps F/A-18A Hornet engaged in air combat maneuvering training with IAI Kfir and F-5E Tiger II aggressors near Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in 1989
A flight envelope diagram showing VS (stall speed at 1G), VC (corner speed) and VD (dive speed)
In aerobatics, the cobra maneuver, also called dynamic deceleration, among other names, is a dramatic and demanding maneuver in which an airplane flying at a moderate speed abruptly raises its nose mo
Air combat manoeuvring
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Swedish Saab 35 Draken (J 35A, a/f 35076) during camouflage tests in the early 1960s