{"id":57408,"date":"2020-09-08T02:00:03","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T06:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=57408"},"modified":"2020-09-07T09:37:17","modified_gmt":"2020-09-07T13:37:17","slug":"british-cabin-pressure-flare-pistols-quite-unusual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2020\/09\/08\/british-cabin-pressure-flare-pistols-quite-unusual\/","title":{"rendered":"British Cabin Pressure Flare Pistols (Quite Unusual)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3Y3mP1bcwJU\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Forgotten Weapons<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 8 Oct 2018<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forgottenweapons.com\/british-cabin-pressure-flare-pistols-quite-unusual\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.forgottenweapons.com\/brit&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?redir_token=8_jwmPmMCgXgi7akCb5lli9bWGF8MTU5MDQyNzY0M0AxNTkwMzQxMjQz&#038;v=3Y3mP1bcwJU&#038;q=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.bbtv.com%2Fcollections%2Fforgotten-weapons&#038;event=video_description\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/shop.bbtv.com\/collections\/forg&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Signal flares were an important communications tool for aircraft during World War Two, and a multitude of flare pistol types exist with mounting brackets for aerial use. The introduction of pressurized fuselages made this a much more difficult proposition, however. These two flare pistols were designed by the British to maintain the pressurized seal of an aircraft body while still allowing firing and reloading through a pivoting mount and system of seals. I bet you haven&#8217;t seen something quite like these before!<\/p>\n<p>Contact:<br \/>\nForgotten Weapons<br \/>\nPO Box 87647<br \/>\nTucson, AZ 85754<\/p>\n<p>If you enjoy Forgotten Weapons, check out its sister channel, InRangeTV! <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/InRangeTVShow\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/InRangeTVShow<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screenshot_2020-09-08-British-Cabin-Pressure-Flare-Pistols-Quite-Unusual.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screenshot_2020-09-08-British-Cabin-Pressure-Flare-Pistols-Quite-Unusual-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-60130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screenshot_2020-09-08-British-Cabin-Pressure-Flare-Pistols-Quite-Unusual-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screenshot_2020-09-08-British-Cabin-Pressure-Flare-Pistols-Quite-Unusual-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screenshot_2020-09-08-British-Cabin-Pressure-Flare-Pistols-Quite-Unusual-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Screenshot_2020-09-08-British-Cabin-Pressure-Flare-Pistols-Quite-Unusual.png 853w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Forgotten Weapons Published 8 Oct 2018 https:\/\/www.forgottenweapons.com\/brit&#8230; http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! http:\/\/shop.bbtv.com\/collections\/forg&#8230; Signal flares were an important communications tool for aircraft during World War Two, and a multitude of flare pistol types exist with mounting brackets for aerial use. 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