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1 Redundant?
2 Constantinesco
3 Why synchronized?
4 Error In Diagram
5 "Interrupter" vs. "synchronization" citation

[edit] Redundant?

Someone replaced this word with "unneeded". This is an English language encyclopedia - and in this editor's opinion people not fully conversant with that language should really restrict their editing to matters of fact rather than style. I have nonetheless rephrased the sentence to avoid the word "redundant", while maintaining unstilted Engish. Soundofmusicals 14:35, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Constantinesco

I went to school with the son of Constantinesco. He was reputed to have invented the device to allow guns to shoot through propellors. You mention him in the third paragraph from the end. Who was he, who did he work for, when? Did he have priority over the others you mention?

There is an article on the Constantinesco synchronization gear in the September 2005 issue of Aeroplane Monthly. It says:

The final British gear was known by the name of its inventor, the brilliant Rumanian engineer George Constantinesco (1881–1965). His system, known as the "CC" gear, was so superior that it eventually replaced all others in the RAF and was also used overseas.

So his wasn't the first, but it was the best. I've updated this article with the new (to me) info but Constantinesco's system deserves an article of its own. Geoff/Gsl 09:57, 22 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Why synchronized?

I came here to find out WHY it was useful to have synchronized guns. Why didn't they just move the guns a bit further apart so they fired clear of the propellor blades? This article implies that keeping the guns close to the pilot provided some benefit, but does not describe the benefit.

Rahul

The guns were on the fuselage because that was strong enough to take them, they are fired by a mechanical linkage and any jamming could be cleared by the pilot. GraemeLeggett 08:25, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

The French tried something like that by mounting a Lewis gun on the upper wing of the Nieuport series of scouts. The problem was the Maxim-type guns couldn't be mounted that way as there was no place to put the belted ammunition and the drum of the Lewis gun didn't hold many rounds, causing the pilot to have to preform some pretty acrobatic maneuvers to reload while trying to fly the plane. The later Nieuport series scouts like the 21 used 2 maxim type guns mounted on the fuselage. Lepeu1999 19 June 2006

This system also makes it significantly easier to aim, as the plane itself is in essence the aiming gear. With offset guns, either above or to the side of the fuselage, compensation must be made for the positioning of the guns which are necessarily mounted at an angle in order to obtain a firing solution on a target directly in front of the plane. This complicates aiming significantly, as not only does the pilot have to compensate for the elevation of the target (as with a standard firearm or naval gun), but also the horizontal position in a manner peculiar to the mounting of the gun. Lining the plane up and squeezing a trigger is much simpler! njan 19:55, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Error In Diagram

Has anyone else noticed that the direction that the cam is indicated as moving is in error? It conflicts with the text and doesn't make sense for it to be moving counterclockwise.68.19.25.163 05:05, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Interrupter" vs. "synchronization" citation

Can someone provide the citation for the statement that what is commonly called an interrupter gear is really a synchronization gear? Even in academic papers, it seems extremely common to use the former term when discussing the mechanism that this article says is actually the latter, so it would be nice to cite the definitive explanation of which is which. Sarcasmboy 22:54, 24 July 2007 (UTC)