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Engine Gun
An engine gun, or engine cannon (from , "motor cannon"), is an List of aircraft weapons, aircraft gun mounted behind and through the cylinder block of an Inline engine (aeronautics), inline aircraft engine (most often a V engine) with a reduction drive that displaces the propeller axle to be in line with the gun so that gunfire is allowed through the propeller hub. This allows for nose-mounted weaponry on aircraft without the need for synchronization gear while also permitting higher calibers for nose-mounted weaponry, which otherwise would be hard to adapt for synchronization gear. The first time this was done was during World War I when the French modified the Hispano-Suiza 8 engine to be able to install a 37 mm autocannon. The concept was used widely before the Jet Age. Historical engine guns Finnish guns * 12.7 mm Mitrailleuse d'Avion Browning - F.N. Calibre 13,2 mm, VKT 12,70 LKk/42 (single use on a Morane-Saulnier MS.406) French guns * 7.5 mm MAC 1934 * 20& ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hs12 Ydrs
High Speed 1 (HS1), officially the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL), is a high-speed railway linking London with the Channel Tunnel. It is part of the line carrying international passenger traffic between the United Kingdom and mainland Europe; it also carries domestic passenger traffic to and from stations in Kent and east London, and continental European loading gauge freight traffic. From the Channel Tunnel, the line crosses the River Medway, and tunnels under the River Thames, terminating at St Pancras railway station, London St Pancras International station on the north side of central London. It cost £6.84 billion to build and opened on 14 November 2007. Trains run at speeds of up to on HS1. There are intermediate stations at in London, Ebbsfleet International railway station, Ebbsfleet International in northern Kent and Ashford International railway station, Ashford International in southern Kent. International passenger services are provided by Eurostar Intern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
