B-24 with ASV Yagi antennas for locating subs on the surface.
'ASV (Air-to-Surface Vessel) radar. Liberator Mk Is began to equip No. 120 Squadron of Coastal Command in June 1941, and were the first RAF aircraft with the range and endurance to close the 'Atlantic Gap', that area of the ocean in...
I recently acquired a box made by Konski & Krüger, Berlin N4, dated 1941, and it has a Luftwaffe stamp on it.
I know that Konski & Krüger also made Engima machines.
I believe it is a communication switchboard device. Can anyone help me Identify what this is?
Translated German words...
I welcome any comments on this essay
The Bell P-39 Airacobra fighter aircraft was a powerful weapons system, but it had limitations in its armament. This essay examines the P-39 Airacobra armament, details the machine gun synchronizing system, explains the effects of synchronization with...
still looking for P-39 .50 cal. synchronization problems.
some information that I have found:
Poor maintenance was the number one cause of synchronization problems, but there were other causes. The same type of gun could vary quite significantly depending on age, maintenance, ammunition, and...
by all information that I have, the P-39Q was the slowest RoF for the synchronized guns and pilots complained about it. The question is what made it the slowest? It appears the design was at fault and different from the others.