chandelle

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chandelle

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

noun chandelles

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.

verb chandelles · chandelling · chandelled

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

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@misc{chandelle_2026,
  title = {chandelle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chandelle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}