airplane maneuver

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airplane maneuver - a maneuver executed by an aircraft

evasive action, maneuver, manoeuvre - an action aimed at evading an opponent

bank - a flight maneuver; aircraft tips laterally about its longitudinal axis (especially in turning); "the plane went into a steep bank"

chandelle - a flight maneuver consisting of a steep climbing turn executed to gain altitude while changing direction

loop-the-loop, loop - a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane

roll - a flight maneuver; aircraft rotates about its longitudinal axis without changing direction or losing altitude

sideslip, slip - a flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air

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The airplane maneuvered at a low level over Tripoli for a rather long period of time before it landed on Tuesday which made people watching it believing it was having problem landing at the airport which is located at less than 5 kms from the center of the city.