aerobatics
/ɛːrəˈbatɪks
/plural noun [usually treated as singular]
Loops, rolls, and other feats of spectacular flying performed in one or more aircraft to entertain an audience on the ground.An experienced Skyray user can perform aerobatics, doing barrel rolls and slaloming through clouds....
- And while it's a sturdy training aircraft, it also has a deserved reputation for aerobatics - it can perform a 360° roll in just two seconds.
- It had excellent performance at height and could still perform aerobatics at 5000m.
Derivatives
aerobatic
/ adjective ...- The all-metal airplane was aerobatic, mostly with help from momentum.
- Some pilots argue that wood is a more logical material for aerobatic airplanes than metal because wood has no memory.
- The aircraft had left the airport at Lafayette for an aerobatic practice flight.
Origin
First World War: from aero- + a shortened form of acrobatics.