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LOOPING MANOEUVRE [1 record]

Record 1 2010-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Aircraft Maneuvers
  • Flights (Air Transport)
  • Helicopters (Military)
DEF

A closed flight path of an aeroplane in a vertical plane.

OBS

Normally, the dorsal surfaces remain on the inside of the curved flight path.

OBS

loop: standardized by the British Standards Institution.

OBS

loop: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

Key term(s)
  • looping manoeuver

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Manœuvres d'aéronefs
  • Vols (Transport aérien)
  • Hélicoptères (Militaire)
DEF

Figure de voltige aérienne dans laquelle l'avion décrit une boucle fermée dans un plan vertical.

OBS

Figure de voltige qui jusqu'à présent ne pouvait pas être effectuée par un hélicoptère, en partie à cause des contraintes structurales imposées aux pales rotor.

OBS

looping : l'emploi de ce terme est recommandé par le Ministère de la défense de la France.

OBS

looping : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pilotaje y navegación aérea
  • Maniobras de las aeronaves
  • Vuelos (Transporte aéreo)
  • Helicópteros (Militar)
OBS

rizo : término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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