#C130 GUNSHIP PUFF MAGIC DRAGON SERIES#

See more ideas about Gunship, Military aircraft, Puff the magic dragon. An urban myth soon arose that the song was about drugs. It carried four 7.62-mm miniguns, and also four 20-mm Vulcan cannons. The Vulcan used the same basic Gatling-gun design as the minigun: six barrels rotating at high speed around a common axis. The four-engined turboprop had much greater flying performance than the ancient вЂњGooney BirdвЂќ and carried much heavier firepower, four 7.62 mm and four 20 mm Gattling guns compared to the AC-47вЂ™s three 7.62 mm guns. Coupled with the Revenant's fairly heavy protection against anti-aircraft weapons, it can fly circles around enemy divisions ignoring counterattack.

In a land called Vietnam.' Well the ultimate evolution of that is the AC-130 Specter gunship.

It was during this time the gunship acquired its two famous nicknames, вЂњSpookyвЂќ from its radio call sign and вЂњPuff the Magic DragonвЂќ from the popular song of the time.

#C130 GUNSHIP PUFF MAGIC DRAGON SERIES#

Jacques), they include: Introduced in January 1965, it was the first of the series of gunships in the Vietnam War. Army Special Forces a number of captured weapons are seen on a display board behind the MSG Muldoon (Aldo Ray) and SFC McGee (Raymond St. At the beginning of the film, when a group of civilians and reporters are being briefed about the capabilities of the U.S. While some people may have opinions on why the M1911 isnвЂ™t an ideal carry choice,В IвЂ™m going toВ explain why this is the best option for me. (Photo: Chris Eger/), How a 80's Colt King Cobra Changed My Mind on Revolvers. The AC-119 Shadow and AC-119 Stinger were introduced at a later date. The VC also knew of вЂPuff.вЂ™ Captured documents often referred to the plane and said not to attack the вЂdragonвЂ™ since weapons were useless against it вЂ¦ Lipton was inspired by an Ogden Nash poem titled 'Custard the Dragon', about a 'realio, trulio little pet dragon'. The plane was redesignated the AC-47 late in 1965. The United States began giving serious consideration to this idea in 1963. вЂњPuff the Magic DragonвЂќ by Leonard Lipton (lyrics) and Peter Yarrow (music) appears on the 1963 Peter, Paul and Mary album, Moving. Early Vulcans could fire 2,500 rounds (usually high-explosive incendiary, sometimes armor-piercing incendiary) per minute. The Destruction of Army Group Center,В 1944. After overcoming numerous rebuffs, he pushed through a modest test program in mid 1963 that demonstrated that a pilot could track a target while in a pylon turn. All Rights Reserved, The Spookiest story in Vietnam: The AC-47 gunship (12 PHOTOS).

The gunship version of the C-47D was initially designated FC-47D (Fighter-Cargo), but was changed to AC (Attack Cargo) primarily because of complaints by traditional fighter pilots. The aircraftвЂ™s success continued, but better gunships were coming on-line.

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