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Old October 17th 07, 09:16 AM posted to rec.aviation.military,rec.aviation.military.naval,sci.military.naval
Henry J Cobb
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Default "Osprey may get turret-mounted machine gun"

Vince wrote:
David Lesher wrote:
Mike writes:

Osprey may get turret-mounted machine gun


http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/


Posted : Thursday Oct 11, 2007 15:11:37 EDT


Air Force and Marine Corps V-22 Ospreys may get a turret-mounted
machine gun, fulfilling a long-sought requirement for a forward-firing
defensive weapon and making it unique among today's U.S. transport
aircraft.



Strange no one is discussing how much such weighs; in an airframe already
short of payload...


and balance

its a side to side prop-rotor configuration

hang a thousand pounds on the chin and see what happens


It's belly, not chin mounted.

-HJC
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