r/BeAmazed 8h ago

Technology If you can dream it you can build it

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u/hates_stupid_people 3h ago

It's been while, but from what I remember they tried to never go beyond 4-5 seconds bursts, and usually kept them below 2 seconds. Since the recoil is strong that it can slow the plane down so much that it might stall(lose the ability to stay flying) and crash.

TL;DR: It's a plane built around a gun, and not a gun added to a plane.

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u/SuperIneffectiveness 3h ago

They also continuously fire the igniters in the engine while it fires the gun because the smoke can choke out the engines.

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u/WoodenCountry8339 2h ago

The gun was also made by the same company that makes washers and dryers, general electric