Wave gun

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1985-09-13

1987-04-21

Brown, David H.

Ordnance

Accelerating

102440, F41F 100, F42B 502

Patent

active

046586997

ABSTRACT:
A two-stage gas launcher is disclosed wherein a low molecular weight gas such as hydrogen or helium is compressed to a high pressure within the bore of the launcher by a low mass, propellant-driven piston. A releasably restrained projectile is abruptly released so as to be launched from the bore at a high velocity by the pressure of the compressed low molecular weight gas.

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patent: 3054329 (1962-09-01), Willig
patent: 3126789 (1964-03-01), Meyer
patent: 3311020 (1967-03-01), Piacesi et al.
patent: 3326084 (1967-06-01), Barbieri et al.
patent: 3496827 (1970-02-01), Dardick

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