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Re: Using an air cannon to launch the balls - Arial Assist
Your cannon barrel bore diameter would need to be about two feet to accept the ball -- that is about 450 square inch cross-section area. Robot rule <R82> limits working air pressure to 60 pounds per square inch. The ball weighs about 2.75 pounds.
The numbers do not appear favorable for launch.
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