loop-the-loops

Aerial acrobatic maneuvers

Loop-the-loops are aerial maneuvers in which an aircraft or roller coaster traces a complete vertical circle, ending where it began.

The phrase emphasizes repetition or plurality: The stunt pilot performed three loop-the-loops before leveling out.

A single such maneuver is a loop-the-loop or simply a loop.

aerobatic

maneuver

Deliberate tactical movement

  • rollList of names
  • stuntDangerous feat for spectacle
  • aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle

pilot · airshow · vertical · inverted · barrel roll · aerobatics · biplane · Red Baron · formation · spin

rollercoaster

track

Path or monitored route

inversion · amusement park · cars · screaming · riders · steel · wooden · drop · velocity · harness

figureskating

jump

Propel oneself airborne

  • spinRapid rotation around axis
  • axelRotating ice leap
  • bladeFlat cutting edge

ice · rink · rotation · skater · choreography · sequence · edge · landing · airborne · Olympics

Opposites
flight path shape

loop-the-loopslevel flight

Flight at constant altitude

beeline · cruise · glide path

aerobatic intensity

loop-the-loopsholding pattern

Circular flight awaiting clearance

autopilot · taxiing

flight trajectory/maneuver type

loop-the-loopslevel flight

Flight at constant altitude

gliding · coasting

Family

loop, loopy, looped, loophole, loops, hyperloop, looping, looper, loop-the-loop

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G