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2007-01-30 20:53:28 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
The first country that used airplanes for military purposes was Italy, during the campaign of Libya in 1911-12, the Italian Air Corps had 4 baloons, 2 airships, and 28 airplanes
Cap. Carlo Maria Piazza performed the first recon mission on 23 october 1911.
In fact during the War of Libya in 1911 Italian military airplanes performed the first air-bombing missions(the first on 1 november 1911), at the beginning dropping normal hand-grenades, then modified hand-grenades, and finally mechanical dropping systems were installed under the airplanes to release bombs.
Also the first papers drop for psychological war took place, and when arrived in Libya the first Turkish airplanes ( Libya was a protectorate of Turkey ) the first air duels took place, at the beginning using pistols or sometimes rifles, then machine guns were installed...
2007-01-31 02:58:45 · answer #1 · answered by sparviero 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
F.B.5 Vickers Gunbus of 1915 built by the UK is the 1st purpose built fighters. All others before were half witted attempts to arm scout planes with whatever was handy including grappling hooks of all things. The gunbus had the motor in the rear and the guns all up front in front of the pilot making it easy to aim. It soon drew responses from every country involved in WW1.
2007-01-31 05:33:17 · answer #2 · answered by brian L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In theory a gas turbine engine will run on any liquid which may well be vapourized and burned. So particular they might run on vehicle gas or mogas. yet with the aid of concerns which includes altitude, temprature and flaspoint etc , Jet airplane use jet gas. Jet gas has a intense flashpoint and an particularly low freezing factor (-47C) In civilian aviation that is termed JET-A. the defense force used JP-8. that is in basic terms like Jet-A, kerosene based yet is far less combustible, much less services to icing and much less unsafe for extra saftey. Anti corrosion additeves additionally are used.
2016-11-01 22:57:23 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
France
2007-01-30 20:58:26 · answer #4 · answered by cherokeeflyer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I beleive it was France, however it was just a natural progression of 2 enemy spotter planes firing pistols at each other, and soon the idea of a mounted gun and or gunner was installed. as for who was first? Remember whoever wins the war, writes the book!!
we will likely never know who mounted the first machine gun to attack as a weapon.
2007-01-30 21:02:35 · answer #5 · answered by Gary M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morane-Saulnier_Type_L
2007-01-30 21:39:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋