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cannabineer

Ursus marijanus
That I don't know, I find it improbable though... it shoots 70 rounds per second, probably why they only do short bursts. Sounds strange when they let go with it.

It isn’t much more, but it’s more. In the vids I’ve seen, the pilots use short (appx. 1/2 second) bursts. I imagine this is primarily to use the ammo load efficiently, but the whole idea that a sustained burst could stall the aircraft seems motivational to me.
 

raratt

Well-Known Member
From the True Rumors file: I read once that when that gun is spun up and firing, recoil exceeds max engine thrust.
Wiki to the rescue, yes, but no.
The average recoil force of the GAU-8/A is 10,000 pounds-force (45 kN),[4][19] which is slightly more than the output of each of the A-10's two TF34 engines of 9,065 lbf (40.3 kN).[20] While this recoil force is significant, in practice a cannon fire burst slows the aircraft only a few miles per hour in level flight.[18]
 
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