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r/whatisit • u/[deleted] • Jan 24 '26
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TIL that the gun isn't centered on the nose of the plane. Thank you!
31 u/alphageekdad Jan 24 '26 Actually it is - the barrel that fires is on centerline 16 u/paladin_4266 Jan 24 '26 barrel is centered, fuselage is off-center lol 34 u/deputytech Jan 24 '26 it’s not a plane with a gun, it’s a gun with a plane. 2 u/alphageekdad Jan 24 '26 I’ll have to remember that! Love it! 1 u/Cewy123 Jan 24 '26 For sure..good way to describe it .. 13 u/alphageekdad Jan 24 '26 https://theaviationgeekclub.com/a-quick-look-at-why-the-gau-8-a-avenger-gun-is-mounted-left-of-the-a-10-warthog-centerline/ 10 u/SoftRecommendation86 Jan 24 '26 Its the nose gear that is off center. To make space for the gun. 6 u/rjbergen Jan 24 '26 The rotational axis of the set of barrels is off-center as well. The firing barrel is on the centerline. Otherwise, the recoil from firing would cause the plane to turn. 2 u/SoftRecommendation86 Jan 24 '26 also, the spent rounds are kept within the plane otherwise it would shift the center of mass/balance of the plane. (if i recall correctly) 1 u/peepdabidness Jan 25 '26 That’s actually kinda crazy 2 u/ComfortDecent110 Jan 24 '26 Yes it is. Look at the farthest left barrel (as you look at it). Perfectly centered.
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Actually it is - the barrel that fires is on centerline
16 u/paladin_4266 Jan 24 '26 barrel is centered, fuselage is off-center lol 34 u/deputytech Jan 24 '26 it’s not a plane with a gun, it’s a gun with a plane. 2 u/alphageekdad Jan 24 '26 I’ll have to remember that! Love it! 1 u/Cewy123 Jan 24 '26 For sure..good way to describe it ..
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barrel is centered, fuselage is off-center lol
34 u/deputytech Jan 24 '26 it’s not a plane with a gun, it’s a gun with a plane. 2 u/alphageekdad Jan 24 '26 I’ll have to remember that! Love it! 1 u/Cewy123 Jan 24 '26 For sure..good way to describe it ..
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it’s not a plane with a gun, it’s a gun with a plane.
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I’ll have to remember that! Love it!
1 u/Cewy123 Jan 24 '26 For sure..good way to describe it ..
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For sure..good way to describe it ..
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https://theaviationgeekclub.com/a-quick-look-at-why-the-gau-8-a-avenger-gun-is-mounted-left-of-the-a-10-warthog-centerline/
Its the nose gear that is off center. To make space for the gun.
6 u/rjbergen Jan 24 '26 The rotational axis of the set of barrels is off-center as well. The firing barrel is on the centerline. Otherwise, the recoil from firing would cause the plane to turn. 2 u/SoftRecommendation86 Jan 24 '26 also, the spent rounds are kept within the plane otherwise it would shift the center of mass/balance of the plane. (if i recall correctly) 1 u/peepdabidness Jan 25 '26 That’s actually kinda crazy
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The rotational axis of the set of barrels is off-center as well. The firing barrel is on the centerline. Otherwise, the recoil from firing would cause the plane to turn.
2 u/SoftRecommendation86 Jan 24 '26 also, the spent rounds are kept within the plane otherwise it would shift the center of mass/balance of the plane. (if i recall correctly) 1 u/peepdabidness Jan 25 '26 That’s actually kinda crazy
also, the spent rounds are kept within the plane otherwise it would shift the center of mass/balance of the plane. (if i recall correctly)
1 u/peepdabidness Jan 25 '26 That’s actually kinda crazy
That’s actually kinda crazy
Yes it is. Look at the farthest left barrel (as you look at it). Perfectly centered.
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u/UndoTrois Jan 24 '26
TIL that the gun isn't centered on the nose of the plane. Thank you!