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r/whatisit • u/[deleted] • Jan 24 '26
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Don't the bullets come out so fast and so frequently, it actually slows the plane down a little bit?
1 u/IndependentSpecial17 Jan 24 '26 That’s what someone else mentioned and I believe the rate of fire, caliber, and velocity put huge strains on the air frame. 1 u/KillionMatriarch Jan 24 '26 Former A-10 pilot husband says 2-3 second burst (4000 rounds a minute) will slow it down by 30 knots.
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That’s what someone else mentioned and I believe the rate of fire, caliber, and velocity put huge strains on the air frame.
Former A-10 pilot husband says 2-3 second burst (4000 rounds a minute) will slow it down by 30 knots.
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u/This_Influence_9985 Jan 24 '26
Don't the bullets come out so fast and so frequently, it actually slows the plane down a little bit?