n. An aerobatic flying manoeuvre in which the pilot follows a knife-edge roll by flipping the airplane end-over-end and into a spin, from which the pilot then recovers control of the airplane.
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michaelt42
The original word, from the Moravian region of the Czech Republic, is written lomčovák. Under the influence of the labial m the initial t sound of č (which has the sound tsh) mutates to p; although the word gets reproduced in English without diacritics, and with e replacing o, as lomcevak, slight alterations of the vowels lead to the pronunciation lumpshavak, as suggested by oroboros.
Apr 15, 2012
oroboros
A crazy-looking aerobatic maneuver where the aircraft appears to tumble out of control, end over end. See wikipedia "aerobatic maneuvers". Pronounced lump/-shavak.
Jan 12, 2007
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michaelt42 The original word, from the Moravian region of the Czech Republic, is written lomčovák. Under the influence of the labial m the initial t sound of č (which has the sound tsh) mutates to p; although the word gets reproduced in English without diacritics, and with e replacing o, as lomcevak, slight alterations of the vowels lead to the pronunciation lumpshavak, as suggested by oroboros. Apr 15, 2012
oroboros A crazy-looking aerobatic maneuver where the aircraft appears to tumble out of control, end over end. See wikipedia "aerobatic maneuvers". Pronounced lump/-shavak. Jan 12, 2007