Immelmann turn
Aerobatic maneuver: MOS: only bold first use of title-term (or synonym/redirect), but instead italics for WAW
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The aerobatic Immelmann turn derives its name from the [[dogfight]]ing tactic, but is a different maneuver than the original, now known as a "wingover" or "hammerhead".{{citation needed |date=August 2019}} |
The aerobatic Immelmann turn derives its name from the [[dogfight]]ing tactic, but is a different maneuver than the original, now known as a "wingover" or "hammerhead".{{citation needed |date=August 2019}} |
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In modern [[aerobatics]], an Immelmann turn (also known as a |
In modern [[aerobatics]], an Immelmann turn (also known as a ''roll-off-the-top'', or simply an ''Immelmann'') is an [[aerobatic maneuver]]. Essentially, it comprises an ascending half-loop followed by a half-roll, resulting in level flight in the opposite direction at a higher altitude. It is the opposite of a [[Split S]], which involves a half-roll followed by a half-loop, resulting in level flight in the opposite direction at a ''lower'' altitude.{{citation needed |date=August 2019}} |
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To successfully execute a roll-off-the-top turn, the pilot accelerates to sufficient airspeed to perform a loop in the aircraft. The pilot then pulls the aircraft into a climb, and continues to pull back on the controls as the aircraft climbs. Rudder and ailerons must be used to keep the half-loop straight when viewed from the ground. As the aircraft passes over the point at which the climb was commenced, it should be inverted and a half loop will have been executed. Sufficient airspeed must be maintained to recover without losing altitude, and at the top of the loop the pilot then executes a half-roll to regain normal upright aircraft orientation. As a result, the aircraft is now at a higher altitude and has changed course 180 degrees.{{citation needed |date=August 2019}} |
To successfully execute a roll-off-the-top turn, the pilot accelerates to sufficient airspeed to perform a loop in the aircraft. The pilot then pulls the aircraft into a climb, and continues to pull back on the controls as the aircraft climbs. Rudder and ailerons must be used to keep the half-loop straight when viewed from the ground. As the aircraft passes over the point at which the climb was commenced, it should be inverted and a half loop will have been executed. Sufficient airspeed must be maintained to recover without losing altitude, and at the top of the loop the pilot then executes a half-roll to regain normal upright aircraft orientation. As a result, the aircraft is now at a higher altitude and has changed course 180 degrees.{{citation needed |date=August 2019}} |
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