In a skyhook suspension configuration, the seat is attached to a fixed point in the sky through a damper.
skyhook was one of the first major programs to take advantage of the new balloon technology.
Word Origin and History for skyhook
n.
also sky-hook, "imaginary device to hold things up," 1915, originally aviators' jargon, from sky (n.) + hook (n.). Applied from 1935 to actual device for lifting things into the air.
Slang definitions & phrases for skyhook
skyhook
noun
An imaginary hook in the sky, which explains why some things stay up, which solves the problems of keeping some things up, etc: How will I hold up the roof when I fix the wall? On a skyhook, of course(1915+)
A high hook shot at the basket (1980s+ Basketball)