SPLITS

Split S

The Split S is an air combat maneuver mostly used to disengage from combat. To execute a Split S, the pilot half-rolls his aircraft inverted and executes a descending half-loop, resulting in level flight in the exact opposite direction at a lower altitude.

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splits

Noun

  1. A manoeuvre in dance or gymnastics by which the legs are extended straight out and perpendicular to the body, either to the sides or in front and behind.

Verb



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