You know how on some planes the guns shoot bullets straight through the propeller while flying. How do they keep the bullets from hitting the propeller? Please give me a website if you can. Thanks!
2007-06-23 05:44:58 · 6 answers · asked by J C 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
The machine gun had a linkage to the engine that would prevent the gun from firing for a fraction of a second when the propeller was in front of it. There were several ways to do it.
Take a look at Wikipedia, under "Interrupter gear."
2007-06-23 06:42:27 · answer #1 · answered by Terry S 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Tony Fokker (Anton Herman Gerard Fokker AKA the flying Dutchman) is said to have invented the 'shoot through the prop' machine gun and this sweet little airplane became the first killer fighter. This was the reason for the famous Fokker Scourge. Max Immelman did a loop/roll in one and the 'Immelman Turn' was invented.
During the early months of the war the Fokker Aeroplanbau directed by the young Dutchman Anthony Fokker supplied three operational monoplane types to the German Forces. They were the M 8, M 5 L, and M 5 K (military designations A-I, A-Il and A-Ill)...
2007-06-23 12:48:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
so you know the same people how flow a plane first also developed that ability to shoot though the prop. To make it easy is that the timing on the bullets and the prop to miss each other. Yes they are linked. The gun knows were the prop is. and shoots between them.
2007-06-23 16:47:44 · answer #3 · answered by videoman 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Both prior answers are correct.
The only thing I can add is it is called an "INTERRUPTER" mechanism, as it interrupts the guns from firing when the propeller is in the way.
2007-06-23 13:42:52 · answer #4 · answered by strech 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In laymans terms, there was a link from the machine gun to the engine. This syncronised the firing and the engine, so when the pilot pulled the trigger and the bullet was fired, it temporarily stopped/slowed the engine in order for the bullet to pass between the blades of the prop..
2007-06-23 12:52:32 · answer #5 · answered by Elliot970 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
elliot is wrong
terry is right
it would interrupt the gun from firing not stop the engine
2007-06-23 16:37:05 · answer #6 · answered by rsist34 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋