Procedures for the Defensive Turn
1. Estimate range and angle-off of the attacking aircraft. 2. Perform a hard turn if the attacker is near AIM-9B launch range. This is a planned maneuver to preclude a successful missile launch. 3. Do not make an instantaneous max-performance turn. This will kill off airspeed very rapidly and reduce future angular velocity as well as maneuvering potential. 4. Play the turn to maintain the attacker at a high angle-off. This will force him to diminish his range and exceed the 2-G launch limit, at about the time when he is within lambda limit. 5. Increase rate of turn steadily to maximum performance as the attacker approaches gun-firing range. This will prevent him from acquiring a tracking solution and sliding toward your six-o’clock position.