Chandelle

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  chandelle \chandelle\ n. (Aeronautics)
     an abrupt climbing turn made by an airplane, in which the
     plane's momentum is used to achieve a higher than normal rate
     of climb, without stalling the aircraft.
     [PJC]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  chandelle \chandelle\ v. i.
     to perform a chandelle, as of an airplane.
     [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chandelle
       n : a flight maneuver consisting of a steep climbing turn
           executed to gain altitude while changing direction
       v : climb suddenly and steeply; "The airplane chandelled"