John Boyd: The Pilot Who Changed the Art of Air Warfare

[CptTrips]

Before Shaw there was...


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https://www.ausairpower.net/JRB/boydaerialattack.pdf

[Maverick]

In what I have read (minimal as it is) and heard he is all but unknown yet his energy management is almost held in biblical reverence. Interesting that the AF has benefitted so much from his work yet considered him so little.

[CptTrips]

In what I have read (minimal as it is) and heard he is all but unknown yet his energy management is almost held in biblical reverence. Interesting that the AF has benefitted so much from his work yet considered him so little.

or Billy Mitchell.

[Captain Virgil Hilts]

In what I have read (minimal as it is) and heard he is all but unknown yet his energy management is almost held in biblical reverence. Interesting that the AF has benefitted so much from his work yet considered him so little.

Not just energy management, but the OODA loop as well. As well as asymmetrical warfare. More Marine Corps personnel attended his funeral than Air Force. He was also an advocate of the F-16 over the F-15.

[Tumor]

Interesting that the AF has benefitted so much from his work yet considered him so little.

Not being part of the Academy Mafia has it's consequences.

[Skyyr]

This discussion is largely ironic since most players in this game have the exact same views on energy management as the Air Force did when Boyd started his work, lol.

But yeah, Boyd's work was revolutionary. His book is a crucial read if you take ACM seriously.