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    GAX Ground Attack Experimental (1920-1923) Program

    Following WWI, Air Corps planners saw the need for a ground attack aircraft, which was armored and carried a 37 mm cannon and eight .30 caliber machine guns. This resulted in the GA-1. Six aircraft were built: 1. Boeing GA-1 (1920) 2. Orenco IL-1 (1921) (Also known as a Model E) 3. Junkers...
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    Gallaudet Aircraft Company Projects

    Edson Gallaudet, who developed a system of wing warping before the Wright Brothers (but didn't patent his idea), went on to develop aircraft for the US Navy and USAAC. His design innovations included innovative engine/transmission configurations, all metal fighter aircraft (in 1922!), and swept...
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