Air Maneuvering

maneuver = a movement performed with care and skill

dive = to go steeply down through the air ascend = to rise climb above = to go up descend = to come or go down from a higher to a lower level payload = ​the explosive power of a bomb or a missile offload = to get rid of something aileron = a part of the wing of a plane that moves up and down to control the plane’s balance elevator = part in the tail of an aircraft that is moved to make it go up and down rudder = a piece of wood or metal at the back of a boat or an aircraft that is used for controlling its direction roll = moving from side to side pitch = the up and down movement in the air yaw = turning to one side, away from a straight course, in an unsteady way Special Forces = soldiers, troops air engagement = an attack with guns or air-to-air missiles axe = a line with respect to which a curve or figure is drawn, measured, rotated See also Aircraft Parts of a Helicopter