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From: nuchat!steve@uunet.UU.NET (Steve Nuchia)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: GAU-8 questions.
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Date: 31 Oct 89 04:06:36 GMT
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From: nuchat!steve@uunet.UU.NET (Steve Nuchia)

In article <10704@cbnews.ATT.COM> JDO103@PSUVM.PSU.EDU (Someone) writes:
>   I just was wondering how said long bursts can swing the plane out of
> alignment, when the barrell that fires is in the centerline???

Two mechanisms come to mind:

	1) Depending on the stores (fuel, ammo, missles) loaded
	   the geometric centerline may not go through the center of mass.

	2) The thrust from firing the gun slows the plane, resulting in
	   a change of attitude (or altitude, take your pick)..
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