[steve86]

Usually pilots refer to a "ground loop" -- without the horizontal -- I just added that word as clarification.

"In aviation, a ground loop is a rapid rotation of a fixed-wing aircraft in the horizontal plane while on the ground"

Ground loops were quite common during primary flight training during landing attempts in "taildragger" light planes -- ones that have a tailwheel and no steerable nosewheel. Often no damage was done if the wingtip did not contact the ground.

[floralamiss]

Thanks! That’s a very cool picture, by the way. I wonder which airbase it is That hanger is an odd shape.