Georges Guynemer - used cannon?

Executioner128 · 15 June 2006, 10:24 AM

Mysterious that his body and plane (what is left of it) has never been found, in my opinion, they should start looking for them, RIGHT NOW!

stephen · 15 June 2006, 10:31 AM

Steve was kind enough to point out that the shell passed through the V of the engine, which is correct. My previous post made it sound as if it passed through the engine block. My bad.

TomVrille · 15 June 2006, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by mikebrn

How were they mounted - was it just a "simple" job of replacing the MGs or were they fixed differently?
MIKE

One additional problem with the cannon-equipped SPAD, which Guynemer referred to as his "magic machine", was that the breech of the cannon was essentially between the pilot's knees. This prevented the installation of the control stick usually found on SPAD ships. An old Deperdussin control system design, with which most pilots were unfamiliar, was used. This made the SPAD XII rather difficult to fly unless the pilot was exceptionally skillful.