What do you do to a plane to make it spin?

Answer 1

A spin in an aircraft is a perilous situation in which the aircraft rotates in a horizontal manner, the nose, wingtips and tail traveling in the same circular pattern. This sometimes results in a "flat spin" and is very difficult to recover from. The aircraft will likely be damaged and/or crash. It cannot continue normal flight in a spin.

A spin is caused when the plane turns or banks sharply in one direction, left or right, and accelerates into the turn, eventually spinning like a frisbee as it loses altitude. A spin can be caused if one or more control surfaces force the plane sharply to one side.

The manuever in which an aircraft rotates along its line of travel is called a roll (barrel roll). The wingtips move in a circular pattern around the axis of the fuselage, and the fuselage becomes inverted as it rotates. A roll can include level travel in a circular path around a center of rotation, and this is called a "slow roll." The ailerons alone can create a roll, but are aided by an initial climbing movement.

The manuever in which an aircraft climbs and goes over the top, being inverted at the top, is called a loop. Coming out of a loop, an aircraft may be traveling the same direction as when it started, not having moved any distance along its flight path.

Answer 2

To make a plane spin, you can use the ailerons to create an asymmetric lift force, which will cause the plane to roll. Then, you can use the rudder to yaw the plane, combining both roll and yaw inputs to initiate the spin. Applying opposite rudder and aileron inputs can help recover from the spin.