chandelle

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noun

An aerobatic maneuver in which a 180° turn is combined with a climb.

OriginFrench chandelle →
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Meanings

nounchandelle (plural chandelles)

plural chandelles

  1. An aerobatic maneuver in which a 180° turn is combined with a climb.

    The FAA terms a chandelle as a maximum fight performance maneuver. During the course of a chandelle the plane should gain the greatest amount of altitude possible for a given degree of bank, and without stalling.

    1998, Michael Charles Love, Flight Maneuvers, page 190
verbchandelle (third-person singular simple present chandelles, present participle chandelling, simple past and past participle chandelled)

present singular third person chandelles · participle present chandelling · participle past chandelled · past chandelled

  1. To perform an aerobatic maneuver in which a 180° turn is combined with a climb.

Origin

  1. Frenchchandelle“chandelle”
  2. Englishchandelle

From French chandelle (“chandelle”). Doublet of candela and candle.

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APA

chandelle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chandelle

MLA

“chandelle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chandelle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chandelle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chandelle.

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