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On Mon, 27 Jul 2009 06:40:33 +0200, Chambers
<Ben### [at] gmail com_no_underscores> wrote:
> Warp wrote:
>> There's a persistent urban legend that the recoil of the GAU cannon is
>> so strong that firing it for long periods of time would stop the plane.
>> While the recoil is indeed impressive, it's not, however, strong enough
>> to stop the plane (but it can slow it down significantly).
>
> I'd never heard that one, but isn't that the gun that's fired out the
> side of the plane while it banks to compensate for the force?
No. The gun is mounted off-centre, but the firing barrel is always along
the centreline of the plane.
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