Hey all.

Here's my latest subject:
An Air Cannon, capable of shooting over 100 Metres, and thru a cardboard box at 40 metres!!

If you want to see a video of this thing in action, PM me your E-Mail adress and i will send it to you.
Also, Does anyone have a name I should call this beast?

Rob

P.S. That's me holding the air cannon

wow robert...what on the earth was that??
is that u??
what mechanism do u used to push the air and what 'ammo' do u use.... being ex-AEG i think this look cool. BTW, i will name this thing panzer-air-faust if it's mine!!

Hey silantra

Yep that's me. I used a standard 1" Sprinkler solenoid valve (Electric Valve) and 3 9V batteries for power to the solenoid. The ammo is like a nerf foam bullet with a lead Fishing weight in the front. The diameter of the bullet is 7/8". Each bullet weighs about a quarter pound, I guess. The trigger is a simple momentary switch from Radio Shack (Duh... :-) ). The pipes are simple pvc pipes and various pvc caps and stuff. The ammo is loaded into the side of the barrel and a sleeve is slid over the barrel( Maybe another pic?) To make the barrel resonably air tight. I usually pressurize it to about 50 P.S.I. for each shot. The air is filled thru a normal tire valve with a bike pump.

That's about all, if you have anymore questions feel free to ask!

Rob

Oh yeah, the name
almost forgot!
How about PanzerAir or AirFaust, or whateverairisingerman Faust, or whateverairisingerman Shrek

Rob

How about Panz-air-faust?

Oh Good idea DRAGONSLAIN!

So now It will be called either PanzairSchrek or PanzairFaust :-)

Rob

Hmmm...

Maybe LuftFaust?

Rob

Here are a few more pics.
this is a pic of some ammo and how I load the ammo

Heres a pic of a bullet next to a ruler


That's all

Rob

:-) :-) :-) :-)
Better watch out the miltary will be after your invention.
It looks more to me like an airwatchamacallit or an airthingymigigy

HOw about

The "Dora " #:-)

well if that aint the coolest thing I ever seen......



WOW that thing is cool.......


I like panzairfaust, has a nice ring to it






BTW curseyouroneyearyoungerthanmeness!

Hi Robert amazing stuff looks really affective i'd love to have a go of that beast!
"panzair faust"
deffo!

Well,

I guess the winning name is PanzairFaust! Agreed?


Airwarrior: He He :-)

Rob

P.S. No one wants a video of it in action?

ummm... well.. I think the answer goes something like this......




















YEAH!!!!

......??

Is that a YEAH!!!!! For the video, or something else?

yeah for the video dude, that thing is a beast!