chandelle

[shan-del, shahn-]

chan·delle

[shan-del, shahn-] noun, verb chan·delled, chan·dell·ing. Aeronautics
noun
1.
an abrupt climbing turn in which an aircraft almost stalls while using its momentum to gain a higher rate of climb.
verb (used without object)
2.
to perform a chandelle.

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Chandelle is always a great word to know.
So is elasticity. Does it mean:
fractional volume change of a body due to uniform pressure
property of a substance to change form due to force and recover original form upon force's removal

Origin:
1915–20; < French: literally, candle
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chandelle (ʃænˈdɛl, French ʃɑ̃dɛl)
 
n
1.  aeronautics an abrupt climbing turn almost to the point of stalling, in which an aircraft's momentum is used to increase its rate of climb
 
vb
2.  (intr) to carry out a chandelle
 
[French, literally: candle]

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