FC Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 https://youtu.be/hgG4kGW_G9Y?si=_GyE1D8X8U2V3aA6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Hess Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 That was a lot of technology for a hundred years ago. Typical German engineering. I have a German ski jacket I bought at a thrift store. Massively overengineered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken98k Posted February 2 Report Share Posted February 2 Interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted February 3 Author Report Share Posted February 3 I continue to get amazed at old technology. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Hess Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 Yeah, note that the engine was a single overhead cam design. In that era (or shortly after) there were also double overhead cam engines. Not sure about 4 valves per cylinder, but it wouldn't surprise me. Also, in typical German engineering fashion, the machine gun control system was about 10x more complicated than what others used. Others had a lobe on the camshaft without all the extra parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted February 3 Author Report Share Posted February 3 I thought there was just a simple stop lever to prevent the guns from firing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Hess Posted February 3 Report Share Posted February 3 Per the vid, cam actuates a lever that actuates a ramp wheel that actuates the trigger. Wheel is moved in and out based on the trigger. Early systems, if I recall, included the cam lobe thing which may have been the system you were thinking of, and before that, metal guards on the back of the propeller to deflect bullets. That one didn't work too well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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