A pylon turn is a flight maneuver in which an aircraft banks into a circular turn, in such a way that an imaginary line projecting straight out the side...

Look up Pylon or pylon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pylon may refer to: Pylon (architecture), the gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian...

pencil crosshairs were quickly discovered to enable a pilot flying in a pylon turn to hit a stationary area target with relative accuracy and ease. The Armament...

imaginary cone formed by the aircraft and the ground when performing a pylon turn (banking turn). The term "gunship" originated in the mid-19th century as a synonym...

the port side of the fuselage. During an attack, the gunship performs a pylon turn, flying in a large circle around the target, so is able to fire at it...

of turn or the angle of bank. So whether the maneuver is flown very close to the pylon with the aircraft banked 60 degrees, or farther from the pylon at...

Rick Bennewitz Jon Kubichan September 25, 1976 (1976-09-25) After a new pylon turns Will invisible, he is persuaded by a captured Enik to use this ability...

imaginary cone formed by the aircraft and the ground when performing a pylon turn (banking turn). In the Vietnam War, the old Douglas C-47 Skytrain transport was...

and right wings, have mounting points for SUU-63A or SUU-63A/A pylons. The pylons in turn support a BRU-32/A ejector rack, to which various stores or launchers...

the race, made easy turns and never had to come down and make a tight pylon turn. He also set a new F.A.I. world landplane speed record of 296 mph (476 km/h)...