Sorry that sounded really confrontational lol.... didnt mean to, all I was trying to say is that this isn't going to be used in an airsoft competition or anything like that, its purly a project that I thought could be fun to attempt

solid or not.. what's the point of using a minigun ?
it won't have long range and it will run out of air pretty fast... provided that you can build one that is light enough and works

so IMO it's a much better idea to build one from AEGs

I know that miniguns look cool but what is so cool about a ...

Thats quite a cool concept:) cheers for the post!

Thats the best how to I've seen on the subject yet :) cheers, thats totally legendary!

Admittedly this is just a side project off the main thesis project but still its something I'm looking forward too... I've still got the fun of trying to figure out how to stop the balls jamming the spinning ...

Sorry, when I said DIY I was talking about the post above that recommended using 2" copper pipe.

Are their any bits of advice out there on how to build vortex blocks? I've also heard of cloud systems... is that something commonly used?

would two of these http://2wheeljunkie.co.uk/index.php?_a= ... ctId=26752 running in parallel provide enough gas do you think? Or would building my own compressed air cylinder be the best way forward? What kind of pressures do you think a DIY cylinder would take?

Everything will be under-slung so realistically space isn't too much of a problem. There is an ideal space for mounting an airsupply which is about the size of a redbull can

Yeah we already have the helicopter, it flys really nicly! Id post up a video but its still very much in the black cloak phase and we are unable to post up too much information about it. However as soon as it is finished everything will be published.

Its a university thesis project and does use ...

The size will be around 1000mm by 1300mm (a tri-roter design). We arn't entirely sure about the load capacity yet but overall we are trying to keep the gun to a max of 300mm length. Weight is the main issue we will be facing so we are trying to keep the weight as low as possible and hopefully as low ...

Hey guys, I'm part of a student consortium building a UAV sentry robot (autonomous helicopter) as part of our thesis.

I proposed (quite controversially :p) that we should mount an air-soft gun on it... the guys eventually agreed and we have decided that for maximum effect we should construct a ...