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Most powerful AirCannon Ever...
Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 10:53 am
by jeepkahn
In response to a claim that someone made in a locked thread about a soon to be built cannon that would be the most powerful ever....
They've got there work cut out for them...
Air cannon used to test parachutes. 400mm caliber. 300lb projectile at 1000 ft/s.
Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 12:03 pm
by qwerty
wow!
Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 1:28 pm
by jimmy101
Heck, even that beasty isn't anywhere near as large, or as powerful, as the largest compressed gas guns ever built.
Heck, a generic torpedo launching tube is more powerful, let alone the coastal type guns that were built. Or even the catapult on an aircraft carrier.
Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 1:32 pm
by jeepkahn
And, I'm not even claiming the one I posted is the MOST powerful, The topic name is refering to the above mentioned post....
Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 4:30 pm
by psycix
Thats a large cannon. Any other specifications? Operating pressure, volume, valve (butterfly I guess)?
Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 4:45 pm
by jeepkahn
I wish I knew, it and the performance #'s came from Auburn Universitys Website....
http://www.auburn.edu/academic/classes/ ... rhome.html
and here's another stout one....
http://members.triton.net/vrlpete/canno ... 201099.pdf
Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 5:16 pm
by USGF
You have a URL on that cannon?
Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 5:32 pm
by jeepkahn
USGF wrote:You have a URL on that cannon?
look above you're post, edited for pic...
Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 6:29 pm
by USGF
Jeepkahn, Thank you very much!
Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 8:26 pm
by Moonbogg
None of those toys have anything on the Venom.
Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 7:19 am
by jeepkahn
Moonbogg wrote:None of those toys have anything on the Venom.
While I thinkthe Venom is pretty sweet, I don't think it will throw 7lb projctiles 3 miles, or 300lb projectiles at 1000fps.... And if it could, I would want to be holding it to fire it...
Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 7:24 am
by Mitchza89
Yeah not cool gloating about your own creation mate.
Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 7:42 am
by Ragnarok
I think he may have been being sarcastic guys.
Anyway, I doubt either of those are as entertaining or fun to use as the Venom. Using them is just going to be too "push a button".
I have nothing wrong with doing things with some science and calculation behind them, but in my opinion, a handheld cannon will always trump a remotely triggered one for entertainment.
Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 7:53 am
by jeepkahn
Ragnarok wrote:I think he may have been being sarcastic guys.
Anyway, I doubt either of those are as entertaining or fun to use as the Venom. Using them is just going to be too "push a button".
I have nothing wrong with doing things with some science and calculation behind them, but in my opinion, a handheld cannon will always trump a remotely triggered one for entertainment.
Nod's from me on that one.... Nothing quite like feeling the kick of a 32oz monster can filled with sand fired from a large bore cannon charged to 160+psi...
Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 9:50 am
by psycix
a handheld cannon will always trump a remotely triggered one for entertainment.
Not necessarily. A joystick controlled turret is just as cool.
