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[65Bel]

 

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Westland Lysander IIIa built in Canada and used by the RCAF as a target tug.

 

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Douglas SBD Dauntless at the National Museum of World War II Aviation during a 2021 presentation on the Battle of Midway . . .

 

[65Bel]

The General Electric 'Avenger' 30mm Gatling Cannon on the A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog) fighter aircraft fires armor-piercing explosive shells at the rate of 3,900 RPM . . .

 

[Duckmanreno]

The General Electric 'Avenger' 30mm Gatling Cannon on the A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog) fighter aircraft fires armor-piercing explosive shells at the rate of 3,900 RPM . . .

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How many rounds does it carry?

 

[65Bel]

How many rounds does it carry?

Max capacity is 1100 rounds. The pilots are trained to fire in 2-second bursts, giving him/her approximately 9 trigger pulls (18 seconds total) from max load to empty.

 

[Photon440]

The General Electric 'Avenger' 30mm Gatling Cannon on the A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog) fighter aircraft fires armor-piercing explosive shells at the rate of 3,900 RPM . . .

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That thing has incredible firepower, but what it also has is incredible recoil. When fired, it gives 10,000 pounds of recoil force. To compare, each engine has only 9,065 pounds of forward thrust. Even a one or two second burst slows the plane down a few miles per hour.

 

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[Gus chiggins]

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Cobra...steel rain

 

[Gus chiggins]

Built in the forties, the Super Constellation was the ultimate is modern air travel, until the late sixties, when jets were introduced. The flames you see are for show. They rich-en the fuel mixture to produce this affect. You have a favorite aircraft ? Post a video or picture of it.

My wife got to skydive out of a connie at a boogie in quincy, illinois. I missed out on that jump.

 

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