Appendix F – Glossary of aerobatic manoeuvres

CAA ORS9 Decision No. 1

Manoeuvre

Belgium

France

Germany

Italy

Netherlands

Switzerland

United Kingdom

Movement of aircraft in a spin

Vrille

Vrille

Trudeln

Vite 

Spin 

Vrille 

Spin 

Movement of aircraft in a loop

Looping

Boucle 

Looping 

Gran volta 

Loop 

Looping 

Loop 

Movement of aircraft in a stall turn

Ranversement

Ranversement 

Turn 

Stall turn 

Stall turn 

Renversement 

Stall turn 

Movement of aircraft in climbing chandelle

 

Chandelle (climbing) 

Chandelle 

Chandelle 

Chandelle 

Chandelle (climbing) 

Chandelle 

Chandelle (climbing) 

Movement of aircraft in dive out chandelle

 

Chandelle (dive out) 

Virage vertical 

Kehre 

Virata sfogata 

Chandelle (dive out) 

Kehre 

Chandelle (dive out) 

Movement of aircraft in a lazy eight

Lazy eight 

Huit paresseux 

Lazy eight 

Otto lento 

Lazy eight 

Lazy eight 

Lazy eight 

Movement of aircraft in a half loop and roll

Rétablissement normal 

 

Rétablissement normal

Aufschwung

Imperiale 

Half loop and half roll 

Aufschwung

Half loop and half roll

Movement of aircraft in a half loop and half roll

Retournement 

 

Retournement 

Abschwung 

Rovescia- mento 

Half roll and half loop 

Retournement 

Half roll and half loop 

Movement of aircraft in a slow roll

Tonneau 

Tonneay 

Rolle gesteuertte 

Tonneau 

Slow roll 

Rolle gesteuerte 

Slow roll 

Movement of aircraft in a flick roll

Tonneau déclenché 

Tonneay déclenché 

Gerissene

Rolle 

Frullino 

Flick roll 

Gerissene

rolle 

Flick roll 

Movement of aircraft in a barrel roll

Tonneau barriqué 

Tonneau barriqué 

Fass- rolle 

Tonneau

lento 

Barrel roll 

Fassrolle 

Barrel roll 

Movement of aircraft in a tail slide

Cloche manche arrière et manche avant

Cloche manche arrière et manche avant

Männchen vorwärts und rückwärts 

Scampanata

Tail slide 

Männchen vorwärts und rückwärts 

Tail slide