flight maneuver

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Noun

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flight maneuver - a maneuver executed by an aircraft   airplane maneuver evasive action, maneuver, manoeuvre - an action aimed at evading an opponent bank - a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning); "the plane went into a steep bank" chandelle - a flight maneuver consisting of a steep climbing turn executed to gain altitude while changing direction loop-the-loop, loop - a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane roll - a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude sideslip, slip - a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air