volplane

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Volplane \Vol"plane`\, v. i. [F. vol plan['e] act of volplaning;
   vol flight + plan['e], p.p.; cf. planer to hover.]
   (Aeronautics)
   To glide in a flying machine.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

43 Moby Thesaurus words for "volplane":
      acrobatics, aerobatics, aeroplane, airlift, airplane, balloon,
      banking, be airborne, chandelle, crabbing, cruise, dive, diving,
      drift, ferry, fishtailing, flit, fly, glide, hop, hover,
      hydroplane, jet, navigate, nose dive, power dive, pull-up, pullout,
      pushdown, rolling, sail, sailplane, seaplane, sideslip, soar,
      spiral, stall, stunting, tactical maneuvers, take the air,
      take wing, wing, zoom

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