Originally Posted by
Gunny
The Morane-Saulnier had deflectors on the propeller blades.
I remember reading about this years ago. Some of the earliest propeller fighter planes didn't bother synchronizing the guns to shoot between the propellers - they just built the propellers to withstand bullets hitting them a lot the time, and ricocheting off.
I think I remember reading also that some early planes mounted the guns on top of the wings so they could shoot over the propellers. Fascinating stuff.
Last edited by Russ; 07-20-2021 at 07:37 PM.
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