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john smith wrote:
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Dudley Henriques wrote:
I totally agree with your evaluation of Bob's technique. He was indeed
one of those rare guys who could play on the ragged edge without
crossing the line. John Boyd was another stick with this ability. With
Boyd it was the ability to play the energy game to a fine edge.
Dudley,
I for one would be very interested in what you can tell us about John
Boyd. After reading his biography, all the other information about him
relates to his theory of warfare.
Thanks.
John was the father of the Energy Maneuverability concept among many
other things. His early work on EM along with E.T. Christi and Ed
Rutowski became the basis for much of what we now use in design concept,
test flying, and especially comparative performance formats where
dissimilar fighter planes (and others as well) can be compared based on
their specific excess power (Ps).
There is much controversy about John Boyd, mostly from men of lesser
standing if I might add. He was flamboyant, took crap from no one, and
spoke his mind at all times, several of which as I recall were somewhat
detrimental to his career in the Air Force.
I knew him as a friend and liked him a great deal.
John developed a reputation by challenging every fighter pilot he met at
the local O Club to a head to head. His standing challenge was that he
could convert on anyone and be in their kill zone within 40 seconds.
John was referred to throughout the Air Force as "40 second Boyd".
The real rub with some ex Air Force pilots who to this day say they
didn't like John is that to my knowledge anyway, no one ever beat him
when the wheels hit the wells. I think he converted on every pilot he
ever met on that bet of his. There may be a case where John lost to
another pilot in these head to head's but I've not seen it proven in all
the years since it happened.
The bottom line on John Boyd was that he probably never won a
personality contest, but he was one hell of a fighter pilot and probably
one of the finest tactical minds of our lifetime.
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Dudley Henriques
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