Immelmann turn

E369407

aerial combat maneuver air combat tactic

The Immelmann turn is an aerial combat maneuver in which an aircraft performs a half-loop followed by a half-roll to quickly reverse direction and gain altitude.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Immelmann	2
Immelmann loop	2
Immelmann maneuver	1
Immelmann turn canonical	1
Immelmann turn maneuver	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	aerial combat maneuver ⓘ air combat tactic ⓘ
aerodynamicLoad	primarily positive g ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Immelmann turn ⓘ surface form: Immelmann maneuver
associatedWith	German fighter tactics ⓘ
category	aerobatic maneuver ⓘ dogfighting maneuver ⓘ
developedDuring	World War I ⓘ
distinguishedFrom	modern energy-sustaining vertical maneuvers ⓘ
effectOnEnergy	trades airspeed for altitude ⓘ
flightRegime	subsonic maneuvering ⓘ
hasComponent	half-loop ⓘ half-roll ⓘ
hasPhase	half-roll to level flight ⓘ inverted apex of half-loop ⓘ pull-up into climb ⓘ
hasRisk	loss of energy if executed improperly ⓘ stall at top of half-loop if speed is too low ⓘ
historicalUse	early dogfights in World War I ⓘ
namedAfter	Max Immelmann ⓘ
namedForRole	pioneering use by Max Immelmann in combat ⓘ
orientationChange	reverses flight path ⓘ
primaryPurpose	reverse direction quickly ⓘ
relatedTo	Split-S maneuver ⓘ barrel roll ⓘ loop ⓘ
requires	adequate engine power for climb ⓘ positive g maneuvering capability ⓘ sufficient altitude margin ⓘ sufficient entry speed ⓘ
requiresControlInput	aileron roll to upright position ⓘ back-pressure on stick for half-loop ⓘ
resultsIn	change of heading by approximately 180 degrees ⓘ increase in altitude ⓘ
secondaryPurpose	gain altitude ⓘ
taughtIn	aerobatic training ⓘ military flight training ⓘ
trainingEmphasis	energy management ⓘ spatial orientation ⓘ stall margin awareness ⓘ
typicalEntryPhase	level flight ⓘ
typicalExitPhase	level flight in opposite direction ⓘ
usedBy	aerobatic aircraft ⓘ fighter aircraft ⓘ
usedIn	air combat ⓘ fighter aviation ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Max Immelmann → hasManeuverNamedAfter → Immelmann turn ⓘ

Yukon Striker → hasElement → Immelmann turn ⓘ

this entity surface form: Immelmann loop

Montu → inversionType → Immelmann turn ⓘ

this entity surface form: Immelmann

SheiKra → featuresElement → Immelmann turn ⓘ

this entity surface form: Immelmann loop

Wild Eagle → element → Immelmann turn ⓘ

this entity surface form: Immelmann

Der Adler von Lille → knownFor → Immelmann turn ⓘ

subject surface form: Max Immelmann

this entity surface form: Immelmann turn maneuver

Immelmann turn → alsoKnownAs → Immelmann turn ⓘ

this entity surface form: Immelmann maneuver