战火催生的早期军用飞机20世纪初飞机诞生后,其潜在的军事价值很快得到了人们的重视。最早飞机上没有武器,只用于执行侦察、炮兵校射等任务。双方飞机在空中相遇时,一般会很绅士地打个招呼,最多也只是挥挥拳头进行恐吓。1911年墨西哥内战中,两架敌对方的飞机在空中相遇,飞行员用手枪相互射击。据称这是人类历史上的第一次空战。后来交战双方将步枪、机枪等武器带上飞机进行射击。第一次世界大战中,法国飞行员曾趴在机翼上用步枪射击追赶他的敌机(图①)。 Early military aircraft promoted by the war After the birth of the aircraft in the early 20th century, its potential military value quickly gained people’s attention. The earliest aircraft without weapons, only for the implementation of reconnaissance, artillery calibration and other tasks. When the two planes meet in the air, they usually say hello to a gentleman, and at most they only use their fists to intimidate them. In the 1911 Mexican Civil War, two enemy planes met in the air and the pilots shot each other with a pistol. This is said to be the first air war in human history. Later both belligerents brought rifles, machine guns and other weapons onto the aircraft for shooting. During the First World War, the French pilot had pursued his enemy plane with a rifle lying on the wing (Figure 1).