Aerial maneuvers

military aviation function, where one or more receiver aircraft are refuelled in flight from another tanker aircraft in flight

thumb|An General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16 Fighting Falcon and an F-14 Tomcat engaged in a mock dogfight as part of U.S. Navy TOPGUN training

abrupt reduction in lift of aeroplane wing due to flow separation

аerobatic maneuver

aviation term for a corkscrew downward path

military operation in which ground targets of immediate military value are bombed by aircraft

aerial maneuver

sideways nose angle of an aircraft relative to the oncoming airflow or relative wind

aerial warfare action involving positioning an aircraft to attack another aircraft

aerial maneuver

list of aerial combat maneuvers

thumb|upright=1.35|Helicopter using treetops as cover Nap-of-the-earth (NOE) is a type of very low-altitude flight course used by military aircraft to avoid enemy detection and attack in a high-threat environment. Other, mostly older terms include "contour flying", "ground-hugging", "terrain masking", "flying under the radar" and "hedgehopping".

right|Su-37 performing the Kulbit maneuver|frameless

thumb|350px|Paired skydivers holding hands in freefall Free flying refers to any freefall activity involving back, head down, standing or sit positions as opposed to the traditional belly to earth orientation. It includes freestyle and sky surfing. The discipline is known to have originated when Olav Zipser began experimenting with non-traditional forms of Body flight. Zipser founded the Free Fly Clowns as a two-person competitive team with Mike Vail in 1992. He was joined by Omar Alhegelan (the first FAI Freestyle World Cup & World Champion), Charles Bryan, and Stefania Martinengo in 1994. T

bombing technique

inclination of road or surface other than flat

type of flight maneuver

tactic of the German Air Force against British night bombers

thumb|upright=1.14|Chandelle from the FAA Publication FAA-H-8083-3A (Airplane Flying Handbook)

aerobatic maneuver

technique used to rapidly climb by converting horizontal momentum into vertical momentum

discipline of sport parachuting

air combat maneuver