How did the old bi-plane fighters time it right to shoot through their propellers?

Answer 1

in the REally old fighters before the allies stole the technology off Folker via a downed plane

the French actually used steel plates wrapped arounf the base of the propeller to deflect any bullets that would hit the prop

the germans used a timing chain that would not allow the gun to fire when the prop was in the barrels way

Answer 2

The original ones shoot their propellers to pieces. Later versions of the old prop planes incorporated a delay that not allow the guns to fire when the prop was in front of it. The delay would automatically stop the weapon from firing when the prop turned in front of the barrel and allow it to fire once it was clear.

Answer 3

April 1915 -- Swiss engineer Franz Schneider is working in Berlin and is aware of the deflector plate method employed by the French. To counter it, he devises a synchronized machine gun that fires through the propeller arc when no blade is in front of the muzzle.

Answer 4

I'm unfamiliar whether or not they had a device that would prevent them from shooting their propellers, but i do know that they had steel plates built onto the propellers to deflect bullets that might have shot them.

Answer 5

they Incorporated an interrupter gear that worked off the engine that didn't allow the gun to fire when the propeller was in front of the gun.. but before that was Incorporated they did shoot off their own propellers..

Answer 6

a timing mechanisim that only allowed the weapon to fire when no propeler was present

Answer 7

there was an interrupter gear in the engine that wouldnt let the gun fire when the prop was in front of it

Answer 8

Quick fingers, that's why the French girls loved them.