Team 842 Testing Shots

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by nuclearnerd

OK, we had similar size cylinders, similar sized catapult, and tanks directly connected to the cylinder ports (mechanical release - we didn't even get into large CV solenoid valves yet) and we could not make our shooter make long shots like yours. We clearly have some learning to do. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your system after build season!

A very small difference in the geometry can cause a huge launch difference.

[matthew_martin]

So you used 1.5" bore cylinders, but what stroke did you use? We've looked at a couple ideas, but with our current configuration, ours couldn't fit.

[falconmaster]

Originally Posted by matthew_martin

So you used 1.5" bore cylinders, but what stroke did you use? We've looked at a couple ideas, but with our current configuration, ours couldn't fit.

9 inch stroke