Cryhavoc101
Donor
Been reading through the '4 Engined German Bomber' thread and suddenly had me a thunk.
Was there a reason why the single seat, engine British fighters of WW2 didnt use cowl mounted guns / cannon with interupter gearing?
The trouble of mounting 20mm cannon into the thin winged Spitfire ment that the design had to soldier on with 8 .303 Brownings for longer than was desired.
Ive recently looked at other designs of the 1939 period and many of the in service Aircraft (including older british planes such as the Gladiator) mounted guns on the cowling or above the Engine etc.
Also IIRC there was problems with the guns icing up in the wings - having them closer to the engine might have helped resolve this.
Was there a reason why the single seat, engine British fighters of WW2 didnt use cowl mounted guns / cannon with interupter gearing?
The trouble of mounting 20mm cannon into the thin winged Spitfire ment that the design had to soldier on with 8 .303 Brownings for longer than was desired.
Ive recently looked at other designs of the 1939 period and many of the in service Aircraft (including older british planes such as the Gladiator) mounted guns on the cowling or above the Engine etc.
Also IIRC there was problems with the guns icing up in the wings - having them closer to the engine might have helped resolve this.