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Hello Pilots! You know how it usually goes: an enemy aircraft gets on your tail. You’re trying to escape. Turning right, then banking left… It’s still there! How do you get that enemy off your tail and avoid taking any damage? The most effective thing to do in this case is to perform a canopy roll — a variation of a barrel roll. When performing a canopy roll, an aircraft moves in a spiral, unlike an aileron roll, where it rolls around its axis. There are three types of canopy rolls: horizontal, ascending and descending. This manoeuvre is very effective for fighters. However, heavy fighters should only use it as a last resort. There is no sense in using this manoeuvre when flying attack aircraft. Performing a canopy roll in World of Warplanes is pretty easy. If you have default control settings, press the Roll Left button and start moving your mouse counterclockwise. You can change the s