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Stepniewski, W. Z.; Keys, C. N. (1984). Rotary-Wing Aerodynamics. New York: Dover Publications. p. 3. ISBN 0-486-64647-5. OCLC 565962623. It is interesting to note that there has always been a strong intuitive association of rotary-wing aircraft with low disc loading which is reflected in the commonly accepted name of rotor given to their lifting airscrews.
Birdsall, David (1996). Aircraft Performance. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 99. ISBN 0-521-56836-6. contra-rotating propellers this rotational loss can be eliminated and maximum efficiencies approaching 0.9 can be obtained even with high disc loading
Johnson, Wayne (1994). "2". Helicopter theory. New York: Dover Publications. pp. 28–34. ISBN 0-486-68230-7. In the momentum theory analysis the rotor is modeled as an actuator disk, which is a circular surface of zero thickness that can support a pressure difference and thus accelerate the air through the disk.
Leishman, J. Gordon (2006). Principles of Helicopter Aerodynamics. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-85860-7. OCLC 61463625.

Rotorcraft Flying Handbook (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington D.C.: U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. 2000. pp. 2–4, 19–3, G-2. FAA-8083-21. DISC LOADING—The total helicopter weight divided by the rotor disc area.

Wang, James M.; Jones, Christopher T.; Nixon, Mark W. (1999-05-27). A Variable Diameter Short Haul Civil Tiltrotor. 55th Annual Forum of the American Helicopter Society. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.45.612. The variable diameter tiltrotor (VDTR) is a Sikorsky concept aimed at improving tiltrotor hover and cruise performance currently limited by disk loading that is much higher in hover than conventional helicopter, and much lower in cruise than turbo-prop systems.

Stepniewski, W. Z.; Keys, C. N. (1984). Rotary-Wing Aerodynamics. New York: Dover Publications. p. 3. ISBN 0-486-64647-5. OCLC 565962623. It is interesting to note that there has always been a strong intuitive association of rotary-wing aircraft with low disc loading which is reflected in the commonly accepted name of rotor given to their lifting airscrews.
Leishman, J. Gordon (2006). Principles of Helicopter Aerodynamics. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-85860-7. OCLC 61463625.