M61 Vulcan

M61 Vulcan is a hydraulic and pneumatic rotary cannon. It has six barrels. It is cooled by air and fires by the power of electricity. It is a Gatling-style rotary cannon. The size of its caliber is 20 mm. It fires at an very very high speed. It has been the main cannon armament of United States military fixed-wing aircraft for over fifty years.[1] It was made by General Electric at first, but today it is made by General Dynamics.[2]

M61 Vulcan

References

"'General Dynamics (General Electric) M61 Vulcan', Scramble; The Aviation Magazine". Archived from the original on 2014-03-02. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
"M61 20mm cannon". 23 April 2000. Retrieved 2009-02-28.

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[1] "'General Dynamics (General Electric) M61 Vulcan', Scramble; The Aviation Magazine". Archived from the original on 2014-03-02. Retrieved 2013-10-25.

[fas_m61-2] "M61 20mm cannon". 23 April 2000. Retrieved 2009-02-28.