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  2. Pylon turn - Wikipedia

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    Wedell Williams Model 44 II Poster for the 1932 Thompson Trophy air race in Cleveland, USA. A pylon turn is a flight maneuver in which an aircraft banks into a circular turn, in such a way that an imaginary line projecting straight out the side of the aircraft (nominally the wing) points to a fixed point on the ground.

  3. Phugoid - Wikipedia

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    A diagrammatic representation of a fixed-wing airplane in phugoid. In aviation, a phugoid or fugoid (/ ˈ f juː ɡ ɔɪ d / ⓘ) is an aircraft motion in which the vehicle pitches up and climbs, and then pitches down and descends, accompanied by speeding up and slowing down as it goes "downhill" and "uphill".

  4. Guyot - Wikipedia

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    The Bear Seamount (left), a guyot in the northern Atlantic Ocean. In marine geology, a guyot (/ ˈ ɡ iː. oʊ, ɡ iː ˈ oʊ /), [1] [2] also called a tablemount, is an isolated underwater volcanic mountain with a flat top more than 200 m (660 ft) below the surface of the sea. [3] The diameters of these flat summits can exceed 10 km (6 mi). [3]

  5. Claims to the first powered flight - Wikipedia

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    Taking turns, Orville and Wilbur made four brief flights at an altitude of about ten feet each time. The flight paths were all essentially straight; turns were not attempted. Each flight ended in a bumpy and unintended "landing" on the undercarriage skids or runners, as the craft did not have wheels.

  6. Formation flying - Wikipedia

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    United States Air Force F-15C Eagles flying in a Vic formation over Alaska. Formation flying is the flight of multiple objects in coordination. Formation flying occurs in nature among flying and gliding animals, and is also conducted in human aviation, often in military aviation and air shows.

  7. Auburn turns plane around due to mid-trip 'horseplay' between ...

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    The Auburn men's basketball team is going to be a little late getting into Houston. The Tigers' flight west had to be turned around due to mid-trip "horseplay" between a group of players that ...

  8. Aerobatic maneuver - Wikipedia

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    The UK Utterly Butterly display team perform an aerobatic maneuver with their Boeing Stearmans, at an air display in England. Aerobatic maneuvers are flight paths putting aircraft in unusual attitudes, in air shows, dogfights or competition aerobatics. Aerobatics can be performed by a single aircraft or in formation with several others. Nearly ...

  9. Easyjet pilot turns plane around to give passengers better ...

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    Pilot performs 360-degree turn during flight from Reykjavik to Manchester