Barrel Roll: Sport enjoyed at squadron picnics, usually after the barrels are empty.
Carburetor Icing: A phenomenon happening to Aero club pilots at exactly the same time they run out of gas.
Barrel Roll - Unloading the beer for a hangar party.
Caged Gyro - Not much more docile than a wild gyro.
Barrel Roll: Airplane rolled about a line offset but parallel to its longitudinal axis.
BC: Bomber Command
BD or Bomb. Div.: Bombardment Division
Beat up the field: Unauthorized high-speed "buzz" over friendly airfield.
A lag displacement roll, also called a 'high-g barrel roll', is a maneuver used to reduce the angle of attack by bringing the attacker from lag pursuit to pure, or even lead pursuit.
Something warned me and, as soon as he began getting bigger, I yanked up into a big barrel roll, a "lag roll" the fighters guys call them, to eat up distance, while still maintaining energy and position. I'd used it often in the Pitts.
 See also: Plane, Aircraft, Pilot, Roll, Speed
  
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