Month in the Patent Office

Abstract

Power‐operated spherical gun turrets are mounted at the nose and tail ends of an aeroplane fuselage 12. The turret shown in the figure is formed of a spherical frame covered with bulletproof glass and enclosing the gun and gunner. During elevation and depression the gun barrel sweeps through a longitudinal slot 15 giving a large are of fire extending upwardly and downwardly.

Citation

(1936), "Month in the Patent Office", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 8 No. 4, pp. 117-118. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb030039