CHANDELLE


Meaning of CHANDELLE in English

/shan del", shahonn-/ , n. , v. chandelled, chandelling . Aeron.

n.

1. an abrupt climbing turn in which an aircraft almost stalls while using its momentum to gain a higher rate of climb.

v.i.

2. to perform a chandelle.

[ 1915-20; ]

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