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The Airco DH.2 pusher plane had its gun in the front while the engine was in the back, some experimented with mountings on the (side) wing or on the biplane's upper wing (above the cockpit), until by 1916 most fighter aircraft mounted their guns in the forward fuselage using a synchronization gear so that the bullets did not strike the propeller.
Aircraft gun turret; Type 2 machine gun; Type 3 aircraft machine gun; Type 5 cannon; Type 89 machine gun; Type 92 machine gun; Type 97 aircraft machine gun; Type 98/Type 1 machine gun; Type 99 cannon; Type 100 machine gun
Weapons designed to be mounted on and/or launched by aircraft, helicopters, or other aerial vehicles. The main article for this category is Aircraft ordnance . Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aircraft weapons .
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The Air Force possesses 45 F-117s, some in flyable condition, As of 2023. The Air Force plans to operate the type through 2034. [39] F-15C/D Eagle: McDonnell Douglas: USA Jet Air superiority: Manned 1979 (F-15C/D) [40] 149 [41] 12 D variants [3] are used for training. The Air Force is seeking to divest 65 F-15s in FY2025. [42] F-15E Strike Eagle
Anti-aircraft guns are weapons designed to attack aircraft. Such weapons commonly have a high rate of fire and are able to fire shells designed to damage aircraft. They also are capable of firing at high angles, but are also usually able to hit ground targets as well in a direct fire role.
There are many types, including chain guns, gast guns, revolver cannons, and rotary cannons. They are being used as military aircraft main guns, naval guns, anti-aircraft weapons, infantry fighting vehicle main guns and are occasionally found on reconnaissance vehicles like the LAV-25.
XM14 Gun Pod. A pod developed for both fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters, fitted with a single M3.50 caliber machine gun. [3] The pod carried 750 rounds of ammunition and provided a pneumatic charging system for the weapon. [5]