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Has anyone seen the 30mm shot glasses and presentation shells on ebay?

http://cgi.ebay.com/A-10-Warthog-30mm-P ... dZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/30mm-A-10-Warthog-S ... dZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/A-10A-30mm-Green-An ... dZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/A-10A-30mm-Green-An ... dZViewItem

Yup, looking at one of the polished presentation rounds as I type.<img src=icon_smile_cool.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

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The auctioneer repeats the statement that the rounds were fired at 70 rounds per second?

Forgive my memory on this one as I havent worked a Hawg since 1986, but I do believe she fires just a little faster than that? Right?

Or maybe I am thinking in rounds per minute and not second?

I learned 72 rounds per second.

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I have a set of these same shotglasses, five to include one that has the 81 TFW crest etched on it. They came in a nice wooden box with a 81 TFW patch on top.

These look well worth the price.

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Few years back a unique individual, Mung as he is known, had some of these. I shouldve got a couple from him. Unfortunately the good ol' T-6 texan II...yeee haaaa has no munitions...yet a good thing, some body would get an eye poked out!

Its hard to loose an eye with rubber suction cup darts.

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full wack isn't it 4200 a min? 72 = 4320..

Well, considering the entire drum empties in about 15 seconds....

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The cyclic has been fixed at 3900rpm hasn't it?

That'd be 65rps.

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Drum holds 1,174 +/- 5 rounds, 4,200 PRM at full speed (which can take a second or so to spin up to) you do the math. <img src=icon_smile_approve.gif border=0 align=middle>

I'm just too lazy so I'll ask the question,

Wasnt there 2 cycles you could choose for the rate of fire?I just remember I think that one was safety wired so you couldnt use the other.
Its been awhile.

Goose

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Goose,
You are correct. There used to be two rates, but that got changed a while back, not sure when, but the switch remained. Hi rate is the only option on the A-model. There is no gun rate switch on a C-model.

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The current gun rate of fire is 3900 RPM +300/-600, depending on what other stress is on the hydraulic system. The first second fires 55 rounds due to the time to spin up to full speed.

We used to be able to select low rate (2100 RPM) or High rate (4200 RPM) but low rate was removed in the late '80s with the addition of the "Superkit" gun mod. It has a TCTO number but I can't recall it. It was associated with the installation of the Battelle Device gun gas diverter. Once that was installed, the low rate produced harmonics and torque stress that caused issues with the gun mounts in the fuselage, so the low rate option was removed.

The Battelle Device was subsequently removed, but the low rate option was never restored. The Superkit mod also provided the barrel cooling function that rotates the barrels every 30-60 seconds as long as the master arm is armed.

Coach

I thought i remembered 3900.

Thanx for the fantastic post Coach.

I oughtta make Dockrat comp me a round for letting him advertise on WT. <img src=newicons/saevil.gif border=0 align=middle>

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I thought there was a LOW &HIGH rate switch, because you checked on the PRE-FLIGHT the safety wire was not broken, like the engine "Over ride switches" had to be wired.

I only saw 2 jets with the "Salad Chopper" on them, but then again like Coach said they were there and then they weren't that fast.

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You know, I think I saw a set of shoot glasses and casings in one of the shop here in Songtan. I swear they make anything around here...