Bond, A. Russell (Alexander Russell), 1876- · New York, The Century co. · leaf 181
Courtesy of Scientific American Mechanism for Firing Between the Blades of the Propeller Tlie cam B on the propeller shaft lifts the rod C, rocking the anglelever D which moves the rod E and operates the firing-piece F.Firing may be stopped by means of lever Hand Bowden wire G.I is the… … H o t/2 o •oc 3 THE WAR IN THE AIR 137 A cam placed on the propeller-shaft workedthe trigger of the machine-gun. This did notslow up the fire of the machine-gun. Quite thecontrary. We are apt to think of the fire of themachine-guns as very rapid, but they usuallyfire only about five hundred rounds…
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