high yo-yo
English
Noun
high yo-yo (plural high yo-yos)
- (aviation, military) 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.
- 2021 March 19, Bosnian Ape Society, Is Your Car Safe From Supermaneuverable Air-Defense Fighter Aircraft?, archived from the original on 7 August 2022, retrieved 7 August 2022, 5:13 from the start:
- 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?
Hypernyms
- yo-yo
Coordinate terms
- low yo-yo