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which means "to diffract; to divide; braking (rod)," most likely a reference to the stick manipulation during the manoeuvre.
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is the slang name for the shot of a strong drink. This expression comes from word "lomcovat" which means
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and has the tail describe a full horizontal circle. The bottom of the wing is
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The word originates from a quote by the
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where the aircraft, with almost no forward speed, rotates on chosen
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Intention: tumble the airplane continuously with each tumble's
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The
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what Bezák's tumble maneuvers were, he jokingly called them
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507:FAI European Aerobatic Championships
431:Videos of performances of Lomcovak
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204:decay to near zero and initiate a
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425:Diagram of a 45°-Up Lomcevak
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216:rotating engine, full left
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517:FAI World Grand Prix
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208:by using full down
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29:aerobatic maneuvers
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368:2011-11-20 at the
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363:What is Lomcovak?
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749:Marion Cole
744:Julie Clark
729:Pip Borrman
689:Hannes Arch
560:Cuban eight
555:Barrel roll
290:focal point
212:and, for a
146:competition
132:Description
72:journalists
35:due to the
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1049:Gene Soucy
1024:Art Scholl
919:Nancy Lynn
899:Amanda Lee
894:Nigel Lamb
834:Bob Hoover
468:Aerobatics
433:O V Guide.
329:Aerobatics
305:References
157:crankshaft
904:Jim LeRoy
824:Ray Hanna
814:Matt Hall
774:Glen Dell
615:Tailslide
537:Maneuvers
298:Tailslide
268:pirouette
214:clockwise
206:snap roll
161:propeller
100:slivovitz
95:alcoholic
76:Lomcovaks
54:Etymology
48:propeller
1165:Category
620:Scissors
585:Lomcovak
476:Aircraft
366:Archived
286:positive
264:wing tip
260:elevator
230:momentum
210:elevator
202:airspeed
177:throttle
138:airshows
105:Lomcovák
87:Lomcovat
80:headache
64:air show
45:rotating
25:Lomcevak
21:Lomcovák
605:Split S
294:tangent
122:TalĂĹ™ek
91:Moravia
43:of the
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580:Kulbit
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