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Old 09-26-2016, 07:37 AM
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Anybody happen to live near March Air Force Base in California and need an excuse to visit the air museum?

I've learned the Northrop YA-9 had a 20mm Gatling gun installed for testing purposes (It was initially designed for the same gun as the A-10, the 30mm GAU-8 Avenger) After some research, I discovered that it was mounted in pretty much the same position as the YA-10:
Upcoming models-northropa-9a-1.jpg

Only problem is, unlike on the A-10, the gun doesn't stick out the front of the plane. So, where did the bullets leave the plane?
Upcoming models-ya-9a_71-1368_20031112_003.jpg

More research says there was a trough on the bottom of the nose that the gun fired through. This picture kinda shows it:
Upcoming models-ya-9a_71-1368_20031112_013.jpg

What I need is a full picture of the trough so I can design it in.

edit: I did find this video showing the YA-9 and YA-10 flyoff
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