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Re: Pnuematic missles or other sources of missle propulsion
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lugnet.build
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Sat, 1 May 1999 04:49:48 GMT
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That sounds pretty neat, Ben. I hope you can share pictures with us when
the design is complete (or at least near complete).
John
Ben Fleskes <benfleskes@msn.com> wrote in message
news:FB10yy.8w@lugnet.com...
> Thanks Jacob for the idea.
>
> I now have a new working prototype. It uses a Lego bungee cord instead of • a
> rubber band. It also holds five missles stacked in an angled from the • firing
> chamber. It work something like this:
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> 1) Pull the firing pin back
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> 2) advance a missle into the firing tube by briefly opening a spring • loaded
> firing door
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> 3) Release the firing pin.
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> Now I'm looking for a way to link pulling back the firing pin, with • advancing a
> single missle into the firing tube with a single motion. Shouldn't be too
> difficult. At that point, it something of a machine gun really, limited • only
> by how fast you can pull back the firing pin. Then I'll need to revise it • into
> a compact design which will be built into the hull of my Millennium Falcon • as a
> concussion missle launcher.
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> Ben
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> Ben
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> In lugnet.build, Jacob Sparre Andersen writes:
> > Ben Fleskes (benfleskes@msn.com) asked for suggestions for
> > missile launch mechanisms:
> >
> > My dad and I used to build some rubber band based
> > missile/torpedo launchers.
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> <snip great ascii instructions>
> >
> > Jacob
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------
> > -- E-mail: sparre@cats.nbi.dk --
> > -- Web...: <URL:http://hugin.risoe.dk/JJ_Memorial/FAQ/> --
> > ------------------------------------------------------------
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| Thanks Jacob for the idea. I now have a new working prototype. It uses a Lego bungee cord instead of a rubber band. It also holds five missles stacked in an angled from the firing chamber. It work something like this: 1) Pull the firing pin back 2) (...) (25 years ago, 30-Apr-99, to lugnet.build)
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