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Object details:

Object Name: Cannon, 20mm, M61A1 Vulcan
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A19790930000

	Object Name
	Cannon, 20mm, M61A1 Vulcan

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv939577028-f0d2-4188-881d-fca0baa1bc9d

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Manufacturer
	General Electric Company

	Materials
	Ferrous Alloys

	Materials
	Paint

	Materials
	Plastics

	Materials
	Electronic Components

	Materials
	Uncharacterized Plating/Coatings (Including Possible Cadmium Plating)

	Dimensions
	3-D (L x W x H): 186.7 × 33 × 30.5cm, 115.7kg (6 ft. 1 1/2 in. × 1 ft. 1 in. × 1 ft., 255lb.)

	Physical Description
	Six barrel, electrically operated, automatic gun, 7200 rpm rate of fire; used in aircraft and anti-aircraft applications by all services; missing drive motor and feed mechanism.

	Country of Origin
	United States of America

	Credit Line
	Transfer from the U.S. Air Force Amament Museum.

	Inventory Number
	A19790930000

	Type
	ARMAMENT-Cannons

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