A manoeuvre in which an aircraft turns at the top of a steep climb and flies back along its original path.
跃升转弯半滚倒转(一种飞行技术)
Example sentencesExamples
As of today we have two confirmed cases of the crossbeam failure on a Combat L. In both cases the crossbeam broke while the pilots were performing aerobatics, in particular wingovers.
A properly executed wingover felt like he'd taken the playground swing over the top.
The EZ-Rocket performed another series of tight turns, steep climbs, and a wingover maneuver.
The instructors work out almost 90 wingovers, pulling three to four Gs sometimes just around the corners, so you come back and you're sweating and working pretty hard.
In my situation a wingover or loop was possible but I had to decide very quickly.
Definition of wingover in US English:
wingover
nounˈwiNGˌōvər
A maneuver in which an aircraft turns at the top of a steep climb and flies back along its original path.
跃升转弯半滚倒转(一种飞行技术)
Example sentencesExamples
As of today we have two confirmed cases of the crossbeam failure on a Combat L. In both cases the crossbeam broke while the pilots were performing aerobatics, in particular wingovers.
The EZ-Rocket performed another series of tight turns, steep climbs, and a wingover maneuver.
A properly executed wingover felt like he'd taken the playground swing over the top.
In my situation a wingover or loop was possible but I had to decide very quickly.
The instructors work out almost 90 wingovers, pulling three to four Gs sometimes just around the corners, so you come back and you're sweating and working pretty hard.