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Article: Bend it like Rossi
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- The Irish Times
- Article date:
- September 30, 2009
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BIKETEST YAMAHA R6: The ultimate pleasure of a fast, seamless
corner is now a possibility, if you're good, writes GEOFF HILL IN
THE early years of the first World War, aviation engineers were
faced with a small but significant problem: how a chap could shoot
down another chap without destroying his own propeller.
The simplest solution was that of French designer Raymond
Saulnier, who bolted a couple of sheets of armour plate to a prop.
It did have the slight disadvantage, however, of a bullet
ricocheting back and killing the pilot.
Dutchman Anthony Fokker came up with an effective interrupter
gear in 1915. Fitted to his Eindekker, his gear created such an
unstoppable killing machine that ...