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aileron roll

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noun

Aeronautics.
  1. a roll consisting of one or more rotations, usually controlled by the use of ailerons.


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The guy flying the plane did a barrel roll, or an aileron roll, which means he flipped it through 360 degrees around the fuselage axis.

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For example, it is possible to do a 360° aileron roll in one second.

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