The tailslide is an aerobatic maneuver

Aerobatic maneuver

Aerobatic maneuvers are flight paths putting aircraft in unusual attitudes, in air shows, dog fights or competition aerobatics. Aerobatics can be performed by a single aircraft or in formation with several others...

 that starts from level flight with a 1/4 loop up into a straight vertical climb (at full power) until the aircraft

Aircraft

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 loses momentum

Momentum

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. When the aircraft's speed reaches 0 and it stops climbing, the pilot

Aviator

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 maintains the aircraft in a stand-still position as long as possible (this is greatly helped by thrust vectoring

Thrust vectoring

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 on newer fighter aircraft

Fighter aircraft

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), and as it starts to fall to the ground backwards, tail first, the nose drops through the horizon

Horizon

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 to a vertical down position and the aircraft enters a dive. A 1/4 loop (push or pull) recovers to level flight.

"Bell" maneuver

The Bell is a variation of the tailslide maneuver, with the only difference being that the pilot performs a roll

Aerobatic maneuver

Aerobatic maneuvers are flight paths putting aircraft in unusual attitudes, in air shows, dog fights or competition aerobatics. Aerobatics can be performed by a single aircraft or in formation with several others...

in the longitudinal axis during the final 1/4 loop (push or pull) while recovering to level flight, out of plane.

Kvochur's Bell

Kvochur's Bell is a variation where the aircraft propels forward almost vertically while simultaneously braking and following the movement of its tail.