aerial maneuvers
Airborne twists, turns
Aerial maneuvers are controlled movements performed by aircraft, birds, or other flying objects.
The term covers everything from basic turns and climbs to complex acrobatic sequences: The pilot demonstrated several aerial maneuvers before landing.
Fighter jets execute combat aerial maneuvers; stunt planes perform them for crowds.
The phrase extends to any skillful navigation through air: The hawk's aerial maneuvers were breathtaking.
- Immelmann turnAerobatic direction-reversing climb
- tight turnAbrupt change in direction
- tail slideSkateboard move, rear-first slide
- barrel rollFull-axis aircraft rotation
- aerobaticsSpectacular aircraft maneuvers
dogfight · victory roll · knife-edge · loop · wingover · snap roll · flat spin · airshow · death spiral · nose dive · agility · aviation · g-force · somersault · formation flying · low pass · yo-yo · pilots
- aviation museumsaviation museums, military aircraft, aviation history, flight simulators, hangars
- aerobaticsbarrel roll, loop the loop, loop-the-loop, loops, snap roll
- military trainingdrill instructor, combat drills, drilling, drill weekend, maneuvers
aerial maneuversground operations
Activities conducted on land
taxiing · naval maneuvers · driving · marine navigation · walking