Between 1958 and 1960, Major John Boyd produced the Aerial Attack Study, 150 pages of analysis of, and advice about, how to win in air-to-air combat. His was the first attempt to document the various parameters that a pilot had to manage in order to win a dogfight. He also provided an algorithm of moves and counter-moves that a pilot could employ to win a dogfight within those parameters.
Although viewed today, much of what he wrote seems somewhat obvious, at the time the Aerial Attack Study was a revelation for a USAF overwhelmingly concerned with nuclear weapons delivery. The art of dogfighting had been neglected - guided missiles rendered it obsolete. Boyd's material was very well received.
In reading his experience as an instructor for the F-100 Super Sabre and his technical analysis of its weapons systems, we also gain significant insight into the tools and tactics that US aviators would take with them into the Vietnam War. As an enthusiast, not a fighter pilot, I find this historical context immensely valuable as I try to understand the various engagements that took place in South East Asia from a human and a technical standpoint.
I hope this video is useful to you... I recognise that it is a little dry, but hopefully also enjoyable. Feedback on the format would also be useful to me as it took some time to create the 'animated' versions of Boyd's static diagrams.
Final thing to say is that I apologise for my voiceover. I'm suffering with bad hay fever at the moment and no amount of post production could disguise it. Hopefully not too noticeable!
Notes:
My previous video on the Aerial Attack Study, covering the AIM-9B in greater detail and also Boyd's advice on how to attack a bomber: • AERIAL ATTACK STUDY: F...
John Boyd's Aerial Attack Study, remastered and in full: www.ausairpower.net/JRB/boyda...
SU-27 'Cobra' footage: • Sukhoi Su-27 "Cobra" M...
Excellent 'how to' video for the vertical rolling scissors: • BFM Lesson #7 Rolling ...
Diagram I adapted for the vertical rolling scissors: www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag...
Trailer for the DCS Super Sabre module (I'm in no way affiliated with this, I just used a couple of clips from the video!):
• DCS: VSN SUPER SABRE -...
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