Lords of the Sky: Fighter Pilots and Air Combat, From the Red Baron to the F-16 (77 page)

WING LOADING:
The loaded weight of the aircraft divided by the area of the wing. The faster an aircraft flies, the more lift is produced by each unit area of wing, so a smaller wing can carry the same weight in level flight, operating at a higher wing loading. Correspondingly, the landing and takeoff speeds will be higher. The high wing loading also decreases maneuverability. The same constraints apply to winged biological organisms.

WSO/RIO:
Weapons system officer/radar intercept officer. Controlled the radar in older fighters like the F-14 and F-4. Though a flying officer, the WSO/RIO is not a pilot.

WVR:
Within visual range.

ZAP:
A data link.

ZIPPER:
Clicking the mike several times by way of an affirmative reply.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

NOTES ON SOURCES

Literature covering the past century, in particular the wartime conflicts between 1914 and 2003, is overwhelming; each period could be, and often is, the work of a lifetime. My purpose is to create a window, if you will, into each of these times rather than an encyclopedia. Through this, hopefully a better understanding is possible and a desire for deeper reading is stimulated. In all cases, every effort has been made to give proper credit for the vast amounts of information contained within and if any have been inadvertently left out, please accept my profound apologies.

Perhaps the best overall source for World War I, the issues leading up to it, and the evolving phases of this evocative conflict is
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by G. W. Meyer. I found it extremely readable with a great deal of background beyond military operations that described the economic, social, and political issues that determined the eventual outcome.

For the little-known and often-confusing period between the world wars, Margaret MacMillan’s
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is an excellent place to begin.
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by Hans Herlin shows one former officer’s struggle in postwar Germany. The best work on the Polish-Soviet War of 1919–20 was Norman Davies’s superb
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I have long admired the underdog spirit of the Poles and their willingness to fight, and this book has become a favorite of mine.

Mountains of books have been written covering the period of 1939–45, as well they should. It was the defining time of the last century and its consequences still resound in our world today. Michael Korda’s magnificent With Wings Like Eagles rests prominently beneath a Spitfire portrait on my library wall. His ability to condense vast amounts of information into readable phrases is astounding. Similarly, James Holland’s
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is a must for the serious student of these terrible few months in world history. Chris McNab’s
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is packed with details, technical data, and wonderful artwork, while Winston Groom’s
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offers a superb analysis of the most critical year of this pivotal conflict.

Absolutely essential for the fifty years following World War II is Victor Flintham’s
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His unit tables, deployment histories, and commentaries were extremely useful for the accuracy necessary in a book such as this. Of similar weight and importance is General William “Spike” Momyer’s
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Though the layout is sometimes tough to follow, the depth of his personal knowledge of each conflict more than compensates. Kenneth Werrell wrote two books that were indispensable:
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and
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Both are very enjoyable to read and contain hard-to-find technical details.

Korea and Vietnam are both complex regional wars that had (and have) global ramifications. Max Hastings’s
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