Does anybody know the name of the Engineer that came with idea of installing machine gun that shooting trough propeller ?
This ingenuity of speed of propeller and bullet sequence is fascinating, isn'lt ? Please elaborate..
Machine Gun in Cockpit
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Re: Machine Gun in Cockpit
Fokker introduced it, basing on a patent of Franz Schneider.
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Danke fur antwort, Jan.
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And what about Roland Garros ?
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Re: Machine Gun in Cockpit
There was no synchronization, simply deflectors at the Morane-Saulniers. Fokker investigated that, but this was impossible to copy with the german standard ammunition.
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