- Chandelle - Wikipedia
The chandelle (which is the French word for candle) is a precision aircraft control maneuver, and not strictly speaking an aerobatic, dogfighting, or aerial combat maneuver, however it was used with success by Japanese Zero pilots of the Tainan Air Group in 1942 over New Guinea
- Chandelle - Maneuvers Procedures - CFI Notebook
According to the AOPA, a chandelle shows how much rudder is required to counteract yaw as an airplane slows and its wing angle of attack increases at high engine power, and the differences in rudder and aileron pressure when making a climbing left turn compared to a climbing right turn
- Technique: It’s complicated - AOPA
A chandelle is a climbing turn, performed in the clean configuration, with a 180-degree change in course It begins near the maneuvering speed of the aircraft and finishes close to its stalling speed
- CHANDELLE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of CHANDELLE is an abrupt climbing turn of an airplane in which the momentum of the plane is used to attain a higher rate of climb
- Learn the Chandelle Maneuver for Smooth Climbing Turns
Chandelle: Learn about the chandelle maneuver, a graceful climbing turn essential for pilots, showcasing precision and control
- chandelle - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
chandelle (third-person singular simple present chandelles, present participle chandelling, simple past and past participle chandelled) To perform an aerobatic maneuver in which a 180° turn is combined with a climb
- How to fly the perfect chandelle - Flight Training Central
A chandelle is a maximum performance, 180° climbing turn that begins from approximately straight-and-level flight and concludes with the airplane in a wings-level, nose-high attitude just above stall speed
- Chandelle Flight Maneuver - YouTube
In this 5-minute video, San Diego CFI Garry Wing, of Fly The Wing Flight Training, breaks down the elements of the Chandelle maneuver, at the Commercial Pilot level
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