New England Air Museum - Bombs, Rockets, & Guns / 31 M61A1 20mm Vulcan Cannon
Bill Maloney 1/20/2009 |
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31 M61A1 20mm Vulcan Cannon
More M61 20mm Vulcan Gatling Gun Cannons at other Military Museums in the Northeast |
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An M61 Vulcan 20mm Gatling Gun at the Naval Air Station Wildwood Museum in Rio Grande, NJ | Another M61 20mm Vulcan Cannon Gun at the Watervliet Arsenal Museum in Watervliet, NY | An M61 20mm Vulcan Cannon Gun at the Vermont Militia Museum in Essex Junction, VT |
Caliber: 20mm 6 barrel electrically driven Gatling Gun
Shell Weight: .22lbs
Shell Size: Overall - 6.62 inches, Projectile - 2.98 inches
Length: 6 feet, 2 inches
Diameter: 13 inches
Weight: 248 lbs
Action: Electrically driven Gatling Gun
Rate of Fire: 6,000 rounds per minute
Range: 1.1 miles air to air, 2.3 miles air to ground
Muzzle Velocity: 3,400fps
Magazine Capacity: 674 rounds in the F-14 Tomcat
Manufacturer: General Electric
Entered Service: 1959
Aircraft used on: F-104, A-7C, AC-47 Gunship, F-14, F-16, F-22, F-105, F-4E, AC-130 Spectre Gunship, F-15, F-18
Cost: $
Here's a Youtube video of the M61 Vulcan Cannon firing in an F-104 Starfighter