Most powerful AirCannon Ever...

Cannons powered by pneumatic pressure (compressed gas) using a valve or other release.
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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.
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wow! :shock:
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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.
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And, I'm not even claiming the one I posted is the MOST powerful, The topic name is refering to the above mentioned post....
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Thats a large cannon. Any other specifications? Operating pressure, volume, valve (butterfly I guess)?
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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
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You have a URL on that cannon?
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USGF wrote:You have a URL on that cannon?
look above you're post, edited for pic...
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Jeepkahn, Thank you very much!
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None of those toys have anything on the Venom.
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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... :wink:
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Yeah not cool gloating about your own creation mate.
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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.
Does that thing kinda look like a big cat to you?
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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...
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a handheld cannon will always trump a remotely triggered one for entertainment.
Not necessarily. A joystick controlled turret is just as cool. :)
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