Scientific American, 1912, The Cleland Davis aerial gun
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Gives some practical details about Davis's gun, which is also described in Patent US-1915-1141042.
- Fires a 33 lb. projectile at 1000 ft/s
- "No perceptible recoil"
- 12' long, 150 lbs.
- Made of vanadium steel
Scientific American reports that this gun was tested at Fisher's Island, New York, mounted on steel springs; and plans were being made for an exhibition at the Aero Salon, May 9–18.
| Original title | The Cleland Davis aerial gun |
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| Simple title | The Cleland Davis aerial gun |
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| Date | 1912-04-13 |
| Countries | US |
| Languages | en |
| Keywords | Cleland Davis, gun, projectile, military, ballistics, metal |
| Journal | Scient. Amer. |
| Related to aircraft? | 1 |
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Sources
- Brockett (1921), page 333, entry 5: Davis, Cleland. The Cleland Davis aerial gun. Scient. Amer., Vol. 106, No. 15 (Apr. 13, 1912), New York, p. 350. (B2p0333e05)
- Scan at HathiTrust
