hook maneuver
An anti-G technique to increase G-tolerance and reduce G-LOC incidences, which…An anti-G technique to increase G-tolerance and reduce G-LOC incidences, which involves powerful inhalation, and rapid exhalation, resulting in breathing noises that sound like "HOO" for inhalation, and "KEH" for exhalation, (HOO-KEH... hook)
Meaning
1 sensesAn anti-G technique to increase G-tolerance and reduce G-LOC incidences, which involves powerful inhalation, and rapid exhalation, resulting in breathing noises that sound like "HOO" for inhalation, and "KEH" for exhalation, (HOO-KEH... hook)
Origin
From hook + maneuver. From the anglicized onomatopoeia of the sound produced when practisiFrom hook + maneuver. From the anglicized onomatopoeia of the sound produced when practising the maneuver, with the inhalation "HOO" and exhalation "KEH" sounds.
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Forms
plural: hook maneuvers| Singular | hook maneuver |
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