^Keys, C. N.; Stepniewski, W. Z. (1984). Rotary-wing aerodynamics. New York: Dover Publications. pp. 3. ISBN0-486-64647-5. "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."
^Wang, James M.; Jones, Christopher T.; Nixon, Mark W. (27 May 1999). A Variable Diameter Short Haul Civil Tiltrotor. 55th Annual Forum of the American Helicopter Society. Montreal, Canada. 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.
^Noor, Ahmed Khairy (1996). Future Aeronautical and Space Systems (Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics). AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics). pp. 66. ISBN1-56347-188-4. "Reduced disk loading in the vertical mode also results in lower downwash and improved capability for autorotation."
^Birdsall, David (1996). Aircraft Performance. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 99. ISBN0-521-56836-6. "contra-rotating propellers this rotational loss can be eliminated and maximum efficiencies approaching 0.9 can be obtained even with high disc loading"
^Reinhard Hilbig; Wagner, Siegfried; Ulrich Rist; Hans-Joachim Heinemann (2002). New Results in Numerical and Experimental Fluid Mechanics III. Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics and Multidisciplinary Design. 3. Berlin: Springer. p. 82. ISBN3-540-42696-5. "The A400M will be driven by four modern turboprop engines with a high disc loading.... The disc loading of the propellers is significantly higher than realised on former tactical transport aircraft like C130H or Transall C160."
^Johnson, Wayne (1994). “2”. Helicopter theory. New York: Dover Publications. pp. 28–34. ISBN0-486-68230-7. "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."
^Principles of Helicopter Aerodynamics (Cambridge Aerospace Series). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. (2006). ISBN0-521-85860-7