The Reversal.

The Reversal is another method of reversing your direction but recovering at the same altitude as the start of the manoeuvre (unlike the Immelmann and Split 'S').

The first method is to execute a partial (in fact 5/8ths) loop, half rolling to an upright 45 degree diving attitude then finishing by levelling off (a 1/8th loop) at the entry height.

The Reversal - Type A
Aresti Diagram
Hal Cuban Eight

The second method is to pull up into a partial (1/8th) loop, half rolling to an inverted 45 degree climbing attitude then finishing by executing a partial (5/8ths) loop to level off at the entry height.

The Reversal - Type B
Aresti Diagram
Half Reverse Cuban Eight

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