Crossword clues for aerobatics
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
n. spectacular stunts, performed in an airplane or glider. Examples include various types of rolls and loops.
WordNet
n. the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft [syn: acrobatics, stunting, stunt flying]
Wikipedia
Aerobatics (a portmanteau of aerial-acrobatics) is the practice of flying maneuvers involving aircraft attitudes that are not used in normal flight. Aerobatics are performed in airplanes and gliders for training, recreation, entertainment, and sport. Additionally, some helicopters, such as the MBB Bo 105, are capable of limited aerobatic maneuvers. An example of a fully aerobatic helicopter, capable of performing loops and rolls, is the Westland Lynx. The term is sometimes referred to as acrobatics, especially when translated.
Most aerobatic maneuvers involve rotation of the aircraft about its longitudinal (roll) axis or lateral (pitch) axis. Other maneuvers, such as a spin, displace the aircraft about its vertical (yaw) axis. Maneuvers are often combined to form a complete aerobatic sequence for entertainment or competition. Aerobatic flying requires a broader set of piloting skills and exposes the aircraft to greater structural stress than for normal flight. In some countries, the pilot must wear a parachute when performing aerobatics.
Aerobatic training enhances a pilot's ability to recover from unusual flight conditions, and thus is an element of many flight safety training programs for pilots. While many pilots fly aerobatics for recreation, some choose to fly in aerobatic competitions, a refereed sport.
Usage examples of "aerobatics".
In the air over Sheck, gangs of wyrmen looped the loop in vulgar aerobatics.
It trailed its tongue in the air and found food, swept with chaotic aerobatics into the shadow of the bricks.
It swooped and curved, arcing over the tops of the buildings and careering in spirals, a dimly glimpsed display of virtuoso aerobatics, a shadowy circus.
Even a sneeze from a nervous gunner was enough to send a bomber into violent evasive aerobatics and like most pilots he feared mid-air collision more than flak and night fighters put together.
They bounced off the walls, did midair aerobatics that would have made the Red Baron proud.
They tumbled through aerobatics, shouting and laughing, until they were pleasantly tired, went to the clubhouse, turned in their wing suits, and showered.
The flight back was enlivened by some aerobatics in which we dutifully followed Bill, maintaining our position in relation to his aircraft whether he was inverted or not.
Hurlburt Field a few aerobatics, an instrument approach, and a few landings.
In particular, I want to know how you learned to do aerobatics in a thunderstorm.
They tumbled through aerobatics, shouting and laughing, until they were pleasantly tired, went to the clubhouse, turned in their wingsuits, and showered.
He prided himself on his aerobatics, and most especially on his control.
Not that his days of fancy aerobatics would be over, but having his wing-bones rebroken and reset would be very unpleasant.
They had gone to Bethpage, been checked out in F4F-3s fresh from the assembly line, and then practiced low-level aerobatics just out of sight of land over the Atlantic.
He loved aerobatics and we would sit in the back of the plane as we flew to various air shows.
He spent the time doing victory rolls and wing-over-wing aerobatics while Rogers Lake and the High Sierras spun around below.