File:M61A1 Vulcan side view.jpg

From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
Jump to navigation Jump to search

M61A1_Vulcan_side_view.jpg ‎(600 × 384 pixels, file size: 109 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Summary[edit]

Description
English: The 20mm M61A1 Vulcan built by General Electric was a standard aircraft gun used by the USAF. Based on the premise of the multi-barrel gun first generated by Dr. Gatlin in the nineteenth century, the Vulcan was equipped with a rotary action and was tied into the aircraft's hydraulic or electrical system. The Vulcan fired about 6,000 rounds per minute and had a high muzzle velocity of 1,036 meters per second. Initially the ammunition was fed into the cannon on a belt but the reliability was low and there were problems with the link disposal. So GE designed the Vulcan cannon with a linkless feed system. The ammunition drum could hold around 1,000 rounds and was attached to the cannon by an ammunition conveyor belt.
Français : Canon 20mm M61A1 Vulcan construit par General Electric.
Source http://www.hill.af.mil/museum/photos/coldwar/m61.htm
Author Harald Hansen

Licensing[edit]

Public domain
This file is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain in the United States.
This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current18:51, 29 January 2006Thumbnail for version as of 18:51, 29 January 2006600 × 384 (109 KB)Harald Hansen (talk | contribs);Description: See caption ;Source: http://www.hill.af.mil/museum/photos/coldwar/m61.htm ;Original caption: The 20mm M61A1 Vulcan built by General Electric was a standard aircraft gun used by the USAF. Based on the premise of the multi-barrel gun first gen

You cannot overwrite this file.

The following page uses this file:

File usage on other wikis

The following other wikis use this file:

Metadata

This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.

Retrieved from "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:M61A1_Vulcan_side_view.jpg&oldid=309322095"