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Boman
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Hi

Just wondering if firing the 20mm gun when equipped with CFT's are trouble free?

When looking at photos of Greek and UAE Vipers, the CFT appear to me to cover some of the gun gas vents behind the muzzle? If so, wouldn't this cause problems in flight?

Does anyone know how this works ?

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Check out this pic of the F-16E
http://www.f-16.net/f-16_photos_album42-photoabg.html
The black panel on the LH CFT is the gun gas vent - there's a duct leading to the original gun vents on the fuselage, so it vents as usual.
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Excellent !

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The left forward CFT fairing is also rubber shock mounted to help absorb gun blast vibrations.
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