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Before the mini-gun

Thu Jul 08, 2021 4:21 pm

I found the book "The Gun That Made The Twenties Roar" by William J. Helmer - ISBN O-88227-007-25 The Gun Room Press, 1979, and I am enjoying reading it.

John T. Thompson had ideas on mounting the Chicago Piano for air to ground use.


Saludos,


Tulio
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Re: Before the mini-gun

Thu Jul 08, 2021 8:10 pm

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=70894&hilit=thompson

Re: Before the mini-gun

Fri Jul 09, 2021 11:33 am

Is that signal gun a gunpowder powered whistle? The tubular airplane is pretty cool too. Thanks for posting Tulio. I missed Scott's original post of the Thompson array that Mike Furline linked to.

Re: Before the mini-gun

Fri Jul 09, 2021 12:36 pm

I have not yet reached the part where that device is ecplained. If you did not hear the shots, a whistle will do :drink3:

I too, missed Scott's posting. Thanks, Mike!!

Re: Before the mini-gun

Sat Jul 10, 2021 1:44 am

bdk wrote:Is that signal gun a gunpowder powered whistle? The tubular airplane is pretty cool too. Thanks for posting Tulio. I missed Scott's original post of the Thompson array that Mike Furline linked to.




https://patents.google.com/patent/US1334059


Saludos!!


Tulio

Re: Before the mini-gun

Sat Jul 10, 2021 9:20 am

Here it is:
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Re: Before the mini-gun

Sat Jul 10, 2021 10:25 am

More, on the Junkers-Larsen JL-12 airplane:


https://www.google.com/search?q=larsen+ ... 12&bih=495


Saludos.


Tulio

Re: Before the mini-gun

Tue Jul 13, 2021 8:50 am

Thanks Tulio! I'm sure that seemed like a good idea at the time...
Tulio wrote:
bdk wrote:Is that signal gun a gunpowder powered whistle?


https://patents.google.com/patent/US1334059

Saludos!!

Tulio

Re: Before the mini-gun

Tue Jul 13, 2021 10:09 am

bdk wrote:Thanks Tulio! I'm sure that seemed like a good idea at the time.


I hope that as humans, we'll never stop thinking and coming up with ideaa, no matter what.



Saludos



Tuluo
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