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Discover Ludwig"graveyard spiral" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is a term often used in aviation to describe a dangerous situation where a pilot enters a downward spiral and loses control of the aircraft. It can also be used metaphorically to describe a situation where someone or something is stuck in a downward spiral and unable to recover. Example: The stock market has been caught in a graveyard spiral for the past few months, causing investors to lose confidence and pull out their investments. OR The pilot failed to recognize the signs of a graveyard spiral and crashed the plane into the ground.
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graveyard spiral
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The downward, corkscrew-motion of a disabled aircraft which is unrecoverably headed for a crash.
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The "graveyard spiral" results when the sensation of turning is lost in a banked turn.
Writing about the plane crash that killed John Kennedy Jr, Gladwell commissions a pilot to take him on a simulated nosedive of the sort Kennedy must have fallen into, known as a graveyard spiral.
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