Russian ingenuity!

**packin9** · 01-21-2009, 11:35 PM

Those Russians sure were ingenious!

**Pierre N** · 01-22-2009, 02:42 AM

i think its for movie

**Private Snafu** · 01-22-2009, 02:00 PM

Actually I believe its an ww1 pilot/gunner trainer. Ive seen pictures of a simular arrangement for training pilots.

**Nick VR** · 01-22-2009, 02:35 PM

Hi Packin9

Wouldn't this be very heavy to hold for the guy on the left?

Greetz

Nick VR

**Nordland/Danmark** · 01-22-2009, 02:46 PM

I think it has somthing whit the balance to do, the mann is sitting right on the feet of this thing, and the guy that holds it, is about 2meter's behind, I dont think it very heavy for him to hold. But if he has to stay there all day I think he will get some long limbs!!

**Private Snafu** · 01-22-2009, 03:11 PM

The lever is so long that I dont think its a problem.

**packin9** · 01-22-2009, 06:43 PM

Training for aerial combat? Gunnery,the up and down,side to side movement of the plane etc. Still interesting.

AtlantaWalter · 02-07-2009, 09:03 AM

Have to agree with those that say it's for training aerial gunnery.....probably fairly accurate way to train, not to mention cheap to build.

**lach470** · 02-07-2009, 04:23 PM

A training tactic for sure. Even if he can't lift to man/machine gun very high....it's the effect of motion that would be what they are working on.
Cool pic.....I too would think ww1.

Rob

**pjm** · 02-07-2009, 09:37 PM

Right, WW1 era air gunner training...or perhaps a catapult for making his comrad airborne to fire as he flew over enemy trenches. The problem was retrieving the man and gun for the next volley.