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Guns producing more recoil than an aircraft's powertrain is nothing new. In WW2 fighters would be slowed when firing larger calibre weapons, noticeably impactin
by beaker52 13y ago
Guns producing more recoil than an aircraft's powertrain is nothing new. In WW2 fighters would be slowed when firing larger calibre weapons, noticeably impacting airspeed, especially with repeated firing.
http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/aviation/can-gun-recoil-really-slow-fighter-38864.html http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/aviation/can-gun-recoil-rea...
- QuotedForTruth 13y agoThere is a difference between just slowing the craft and producing recoil force on the same order as the engines. If a plane is flying at a constant speed, then its in equilibrium. The engines are producing an equal amount of thrust to the amount of drag on the plane. Any recoil force will upset this and slow the plane down. This doesnt mean that they are producing more force than the powertrain. The A10 doesnt do this either of course. It produces more recoil force than one engine, but not both.
- stcredzero 13y agoGuns producing more recoil than an aircraft's powertrain is nothing new. Yes, but AFAIK, the A-10 is the only plane that was designed by starting with a BFG, then building a plane around it.
- auctiontheory 13y agoUpvoted for the elegant use of "BFG."
- stcredzero 13y agoSometimes "elegant" == "obvious"
- dylanrw 13y agoYou are forgetting the Bell P-39 Aircobra and P-63 King Cobra, both airframes designed around their cannon.
- stcredzero 13y agoAh, yeah, though I wasn't aware they really did start with the particular gun and work their out. Ok, yeah, they even had the specific gun in mind! The Oldsmobile T9 Cannon, you learn something new everyday! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_P-39_Airacobra#Circular_Proposal_X-609 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_P-39_Airacobra#Circular_Pr...