Accession Number:
ADD014658
Title:
Pneumatic Launcher.
Descriptive Note:
Patent, filed 30 Apr 84, patented 28 Aug 90,
Corporate Author:
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON DC
Personal Author(s):
Report Date:
1990-08-28
Pagination or Media Count:
5.0
Abstract:
A pneumatic launcher for instrumented objects includes a barrel, a breech member having a compressed gas reservoir, a pneumatic piston operated valve for discharging gas from the reservoir into the barrel and is characterized by a fail-safe venting feature and a throttling valve for automatically limiting acceleration of the launched object. Patents. jhd
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Subject Categories:
- Hydraulic and Pneumatic Equipment