1915 Germany Fokker Eindecker
This plane was a nearly exact copy of the Morane-Saulnier L, except that it featured aircraft designer Anthony Fokker's signature tail design and a synchronized machine gun firing mechanism, the first of its kind. Fokker fitted his Eindeckers with a forward-facing 8-millimeter gun, which could fire its bullets between the moving propeller blades without causing bullets to ricochet off them. Though the Eindeckers were underpowered and slow, their firing mechanism marked a major step forward in aerial combat and gave the Germans total air superiority during the 1915 "Fokker Scourge."
sexta-feira, abril 21, 2006
Aviões da Iª Grande Guerra ( WWI ) II
1915 Germany Fokker Eindecker
This plane was a nearly exact copy of the Morane-Saulnier L, except that it featured aircraft designer Anthony Fokker's signature tail design and a synchronized machine gun firing mechanism, the first of its kind. Fokker fitted his Eindeckers with a forward-facing 8-millimeter gun, which could fire its bullets between the moving propeller blades without causing bullets to ricochet off them. Though the Eindeckers were underpowered and slow, their firing mechanism marked a major step forward in aerial combat and gave the Germans total air superiority during the 1915 "Fokker Scourge."
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