Immelmann


Im·mel·mann

I0047300 (ĭm′əl-mən, -män′)n. A maneuver in which an airplane first completes half a loop and then half a roll in order to gain altitude and change flight direction simultaneously.
[After Max Immelmann (1890-1916), German aviator.]

Im•mel•mann

(ˈɪm əlˌmɑn, -mən)

n. a maneuver in which an airplane makes a half loop followed by a half roll: used to gain altitude while reversing the direction of flight. [1915–20; after Max Immelmann (1890-1916), German aviator of World War I]