Airplane Acrobat

Can you roll like a log or somersault on the ground? Some planes can do those tricks—and more—in the air.

- Kimi Ishikawa

The pilot even flies upside down sometimes. What does that feel like?

Well, with your seat belt on TIGHT, it’s like hanging from your lap. Your cheeks push on your eyes. Your sunglasses lean on your eyebrows instead of your nose, and your lungs feel a little crowded.

Now that you know what to expect, let’s try a flying move called an Immelmann. It starts with the plane looping up, then rolling so it ends right side up and facing the opposite direction.