The aileron roll is commonly used in air shows and aerial combat training. The use of the pure aileron roll in air combat is contentious, but many common maneuvers bear heavy dependence on the aileron roll. Examples of this are the Immelmann turn, barrel

The aileron roll is an aerobatic maneuver in which the aircraft does a full 360° revolution about its longitudinal axis. When executed properly, there is no appreciable change in altitude and the aircraft exits the maneuver on the same heading as it ente

The resulting motion will roll the aircraft to the left (counterclockwise) as viewed from the front. If the pilot reverses the aileron deflections (left aileron down, right aileron up) the aircraft will roll in the opposite direction. [You can test this e