Showing posts with label fighter plane maneuvers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fighter plane maneuvers. Show all posts

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Dogfight Maneuvers with Illustrations

Just like in a chess match, a fighter pilot requires various maneuvers to elude or defeat the enemy:


Barrel Roll Attack - a pilot requires to do a roll and a loop in order to counter a break


Break - this maneuver allows the plane to go behind a speeding enemy fighter


Combat Spread - separation of fighter planes in a formation when engaging enemy fighters


Defensive Spiral - a spiral dive from a defending plane


Defensive Split - a defensive maneuver where fighter planes separate on opposite directions


Flat Scissors - a reverse turning maneuver to go behind the attacking plane


Guns Defense - a maneuver wherein the defending plane shift constantly on different directions


High G Barrel Roll - a the aggressive version of the barrel roll


High-Side Guns Pass - a diving attack performed when the attacking plane is on a higher altitude


High Yoyo - it is use to counter a break maneuver of a defending plane


High Yoyo Defense - the best counter maneuver to a high yoyo tactic


Immelmann - the best defense to a high side guns pass maneuver


Lag Displacement Roll - a tactic that is use to further the distance between fighter planes


Low Yoyo - the opposite version of the high yoyo tactic


Pitchback - the horizontal version of the immelmann maneuver


Rolling Scissors - this maneuver is also known as flat scissor


Scissors - a maneuver that uses a series of reversal turns


Split-S - the opposite version of the immelman maneuver


Unloaded Extension - this is also called the disengagement maneuver