L-4 maneuver

The L-4 maneuver was commonly referred to in Earth aerobatic maneuvers as an "inside loop", in which a starship pulled upward and moves in a complete circle along the z-axis, coming back to its original trajectory. In July of 2153, the used the L-4 maneuver inside the thermobaric clouds surrounding the Delphic Expanse to get behind Captain Duras' Bird-of-Prey, allowing them to destroy the enemy vessel. 

The USS Defiant (2370) performed an L-4 to evade two Jem'Hadar attack ships during the Battle of Cardassia. 

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