aerobatic

noun

1. (used with a plural verb) stunts performed in flight by an airplane, glider, or the like.
2. (used with a singular verb) the art or technique of performing such stunts.

noun

1. (functioning as singular or plural) spectacular or dangerous manoeuvres, such as loops or rolls, performed in an aircraft or glider; stunt flying

n.

aircraft tricks, “trick flying,” 1914, from aero- + ending from acrobat (also see -ics). Earlier (1879) it meant “the art of constructing and using airships; aerial navigation; aeronautics.”