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  2. Barrel roll - Wikipedia

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    A high-g barrel roll, performed over the top and underneath. A high-g barrel roll is a last-ditch defensive maneuver, performed when the attacker has achieved a suitable firing solution. The maneuver is performed when the attacker is very close, and a barrel roll performed by the defender may cause an overshoot.

  3. Basic fighter maneuvers - Wikipedia

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    A high-g barrel roll is a combination of a loop and a snap roll. A high g barrel roll is a last-ditch defensive maneuver, performed when the attacker has achieved a suitable guns solution, in order to cause an overshoot. The high-g barrel roll is a violent maneuver which is performed much more aggressively than a normal barrel roll.

  4. Aerobatic maneuver - Wikipedia

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    Barrel roll; a combination of a loop and a roll. The flight path during a barrel roll has the shape of a horizontal corkscrew and follows a helical path. Aileron roll; 360° revolution about the longitudinal axis at maximum roll rate. It consists of a pitch-up followed by a roll which is uncontrolled in the pitch axis, resulting in an initial ...

  5. Air combat manoeuvring - Wikipedia

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    A United States Marine Corps F/A-18A Hornet engaged in air combat maneuvering training with IAI Kfir and F-5E Tiger II aggressors near Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in 1989. Air combat manoeuvring (ACM) is the tactic of moving, turning, and situating one's fighter aircraft in order to attain a position from which an attack can be made on another aircraft.

  6. File:High G Barrel roll.jpg - Wikipedia

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  7. Talk:Barrel roll - Wikipedia

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    A barrel roll attack is the 3D equivalent of a 90 degree turn. It involves a much greater use of lift and much higher G's, being a rather violent maneuver. A lag displacement roll is also called a high-G barrel roll, and is used to displace the aircraft's position during a hard turn, achieving a better firing solution. This is probably one of ...

  8. Aileron roll - Wikipedia

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    Examples of this are the Immelmann turn, barrel roll, and Split S. An aileron roll carried out by a pilot as a sign of victory or celebration is known as a victory roll. Test pilots commonly employ the aileron roll to evaluate an aircraft's turning characteristics (e.g. time to turn). [5]

  9. Barrel roll (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    A barrel roll is a vehicle maneuver mostly done in aircraft. Barrel roll may also refer to: Barrel Roll (G.I. Joe), a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe; Barrel roll (turn), a type of airborne rotation performed in dance; Operation Barrel Roll, military operation; Competitive barrel rolling, a sport; Barrel Roll, an obstacle in Kunoichi