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A wingman (or wingmate) is the pilot of a secondary aircraft providing support or protection to a primary aircraft in a potentially dangerous situation, traditionally flying in formation to the side and slightly behind the primary craft. The term is sometimes used in reference to the secondary aircraft itself, particularly when it is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) rather than human-piloted plane.
According to the U.S. Air Force, The traditional military definition of a "Wingman" refers to the pattern in which fighter jets fly. There is always a lead aircraft and another which flies off the right wing of and behind the lead. This second pilot is called the "Wingman" because he or she primarily protects the lead by "watching his back."
Description
The wingman's role is to support aerial combat by making a flight both safer and more capable: amplifying situational awareness, increasing firepower, and allowing more dynamic tactics.
= Origins
=The concept of a wingman is nearly as old as fighter aviation. On 9 August 1915, Oswald Boelcke was already acting in the role when he shot down a French airplane pursuing Max Immelmann.
Colonel Robert Smith provided an extensive description of the work and role of wingmen during the Korean War. Among a wingman's primary responsibilities are remaining close to the leader of the aerial formation and warning the leader of any immediate threats at the cost of losing mutual protection. Smith described the responsibilities as mutually exclusive: to never lose the leader requires that the wingman watch what is in front of him/her while warning the leader of threats requires focusing on the rear. In order to protect the leader, the wingman needs to react constantly according to his surroundings and movements. Smith described the difficulties of flying under conditions of poor visibility and the trying effects on human perception under such conditions, especially considering the danger of becoming separated from the formation leader. According to Smith, wingmen are expected to remain with the leader, even at the cost of giving up an easy kill.
= Unmanned aerial vehicles as wingmen
=The development of UAVs led to the development of such vehicles as "loyal wingmen" flying in formation with a manned fighter aircraft serving in various supporting roles.
The European development project FCAS includes such UAVs.
The Chinese Feihong Company under the Ninth Academy of the state-owned China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation presented an upgraded version of its "loyal wingman" FH-97A at the 2022 Zhuhai Airshow.
The Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat is another example.
See also
Index of aviation articles
Finger-four
Vee formation
Parahawking
References
Bibliography
Werner, Johannes (2009). Knight of Germany : Oswald Boelcke German ace. Havertown, Pa.: Casemate. ISBN 978-1-61200-043-5. OCLC 783210892.
External links
"I am a wingman" article at United States Air Force Medical Service (archive)
"What makes a wingman?" article at United States Air Force (archive)
Wing-Man (Japanese: ウイングマン, Hepburn: Uinguman) is a Japanese science fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Masakazu Katsura. It was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1983 to 1985, with the chapters collected into 13 tankōbon volumes by Shueisha.
Synopsis
Wing-Man is the story of Kenta Hirono, a fan of superheroes and sentai television shows to the point where he dreams of becoming such a hero himself. To that end, he creates a superhero of his own called "Wingman," and, much to the chagrin of his teachers, acts out his fantasies of being Wingman at school. When Kenta meets Aoi Yume, the beautiful blue-haired princess of an alternate universe called Podreams, he gets his chance to make his fantasy come true, as Aoi carries a book called a Dream Note which can make any dream come true, and Kenta draws a picture of Wingman in the book, allowing him to become Wingman for real. Kenta, Aoi and Kenta's classmate and love interest, Miku Ogawa, team up to save Podreams from the evil dictator Rimel, who wants to use the Dream Note to take over Podreams, while Kenta deals with his conflicting feelings for both of his female compatriots.
Characters
Kenta Hirono (広野健太, Hirono Kenta)
Voiced by: Ryō Horikawa
Aoi Yume (夢あおい, Yume Aoi)
Voiced by: Yōko Kawanami
Miku Ogawa (小川美紅, Ogawa Miku)
Voiced by: Naoko Watanabe
Momoko Morimoto (森本桃子, Morimoto Momoko)
Voiced by: Yuriko Yamamoto
Kumiko Fuzawa (布沢久美子, Fuzawa Kumiko)
Voiced by: Seiko Nakano
Kurumi Mimori (美森くるみ, Mimori Kurumi)
Voiced by: Mitsuko Horie
Riro Ousei (桜瀬りろ, Ousei Riro)
Voiced by: Mika Ishizawa
Kenta's Father
Voiced by: Kōji Yada
Kenta's Mother
Voiced by: Mariko Mukai
Masakazu Tonari (戸鳴正和, Tonari Masakazu)
Voiced by: Akie Yasuda
Keiko Matsuoka (松岡ケイ子, Matsuoka Keiko)
Voiced by: Sumi Shimamoto
Principal
Voiced by: Takeshi Aono
Vice Principal
Voiced by: Jōji Yanami
Fukumoto (福本)
Voiced by: Michitaka Kobayashi
Doctor Lark (ドクターラーク)
Voiced by: Sanji Hase
Rimel (リメル)
Voiced by: Hideyuki Tanaka
Kitakura (キータクラー)
Voiced by: Kei Tomiyama
Kitamura-sensei (北村先生)
Voiced by: Hideyuki Tanaka
Shaft (シャフト)
Voiced by: Kaneto Shiozawa (Kōzō Shioya in episode 7)
Doctor Unbalance (ドクターアンバランス)
Voiced by: Hiroshi Ōtake
The Shiva (ザ・シーバ)
Voiced by: Mari Yokō
Nass (ナァス)
Voiced by: Bin Shimada
Ghost Rimel (ゴーストリメル)
Voiced by: Eiji Kanie
Production
Kazuhiko Torishima, the editor who discovered Masakazu Katsura, said he was disappointed when the artist told him he wanted to draw a transforming superhero manga. He explained that science fiction works in television with its special effects, but it does not come across visually in manga. So Torishima proposed making it a school story involving girls and asked him to make the main character more realistic and familiar to readers.
Media
= Anime
=The manga was adapted into an anime television series titled Dream Soldier Wing-Man (夢戦士ウイングマン, Yume Senshi Uinguman) in 1984, produced by Toei Animation and airing on TV Asahi. Featuring character designs by Yoshinori Kanemori and intended by Toei Animation to be a strong shōnen title following the female-targeted Ai Shite Knight, Wing-Man marked the first anime adaptation of one of Katsura's works and the debut role of Ryo Horikawa as Kenta. (Katsura himself would later appear as Wing-Man in a live-action adaptation of Video Girl Ai.) The anime's ending differs from that of the manga, but the manga's ending was dramatized with the anime's voice actors on a drama LP.
= Video games
=The manga was adapted into a 1984 visual novel adventure game also titled Dream Soldier Wing-Man. It was developed by TamTam and published by Enix for the NEC PC-8801 and other personal computers. It featured a point-and-click interface, where a cursor is used to interact with on-screen objects, similar to Planet Mephius (1983) and the Famicom version of The Portopia Serial Murder Case (1985).
= Live-action
=On September 2, 2024, a live-action television adaptation of Wing-Man was announced. Co-produced by TV Tokyo, Toei Video, and DMM TV, it began airing on TV Tokyo and its affiliates on October 22, 2024 and was available on the DMM TV streaming service starting October 16. Maito Fujioka and Konatsu Kato will star as Kenta Hirono and Aoi Yume respectively with Ultraman, Kamen Rider & Super Sentai veteran Koichi Sakamoto as the director, "Chang[e]" by Blue Encount will be the show's opening theme song.
To promote the series, Konatsu Kato was featured in a pictorial in her Aoi Yume costume for the release of the 46th issue of Weekly Young Jump, which was released on October 17, 2024.
References
External links
Wing-Man at Toei Animation
Wing-Man (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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