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Maneuverability

What is maneuverability?

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Image: U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaiah Campbell — Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Maneuverability is how well an aircraft can change direction in flight and how much stress its structure can handle during those changes.

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