Dragon kite maneuver

The dragon kite maneuver was a starfighter combat technique that was invented by Wes Janson during the Galactic Civil War, while in combat with Imperial TIE/LN starfighters over Cilpar in 4 ABY. The tactic was only effective while flying in an atmosphere; it consisted of deliberately spinning one's starfighter in order to create a pocket of turbulence to form in the craft's wake, which would ideally make any pursuing enemy ships buffet in the unstable air. In the instance that Wes first attempted the maneuver it worked, causing the two TIEs chasing him to crash into one another. Unfortunately for Janson, the debris resulting from the collision also downed his X-wing.

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