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- Definição1
- A sharp, uncontrolled turn while moving on the ground, especially after landing or on takeoff. Tail wheel aircraft with propeller engines are more susceptible to ground loop.
- Fonte1
- KUMAR, Bharat (ed.). An illustrated dictionary of aviation. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2005. 752 p.
- Fonte2
- INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Circular 78: aircraft accident digest n.15. Montreal, 1966. V.1 (Cir. 78-AN/66)
- Contexto
- The pilot abandoned the take-off and initiated a ground loop to the right in an attempt to keep within the confines of the aerodrome.
- Subárea1
- Piloting
- Português
- cavalo de pau
