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high yo-yo en · NOUN
Meanings
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A dogfighting maneuver used by a rapidly-closing attacker to avoid an overshoot during a turn, involving pulling up into a climb to exchange airspeed for altitude and allow the attacker to make a slower, tighter turn and drop back down behind the defender.
When you have the airspeed advantage, you can execute a high yo-yo for increased maneuverability in a turn fight while conserving your energy. Now who's laughing?
2021 March 19, Bosnian Ape Society, 5:13 from the start, in Is Your Car Safe From Supermaneuverable Air-Defense Fighter Aircraft?, archived from the original on 07 Aug 2022:
Forms
Coordinates
low yo-yo
Hypernyms
yo-yo