公开(公告)号：US20180356179A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-13

申请号：US15617889

申请日：2017-06-08

Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.

Inventor： Robert Wesley Matson ,  David Kimble Huber

IPC: F41B11/73 ,  F41B11/62

CPC classification number: F41B11/73 ,  F41B11/62

Abstract: An air cannon has a barrel and a sabot sized to fit within the barrel and configured to engage a projectile located within the barrel forward of the sabot. A flexible cord connects the sabot to a fixed location relative to the barrel. Forward motion of the sabot is decelerated by the cord after the sabot exits the forward end of the barrel, and the sabot is retained by the cord near the forward end of the barrel.

公开(公告)号：US10151555B1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-11

申请号：US15617889

申请日：2017-06-08

Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.

Inventor： Robert Wesley Matson ,  David Kimble Huber

IPC: F41B11/62 ,  F41F1/00 ,  F41B11/73

CPC classification number: F41B11/73 ,  F41B11/62

Abstract: An air cannon has a barrel and a sabot sized to fit within the barrel and configured to engage a projectile located within the barrel forward of the sabot. A flexible cord connects the sabot to a fixed location relative to the barrel. Forward motion of the sabot is decelerated by the cord after the sabot exits the forward end of the barrel, and the sabot is retained by the cord near the forward end of the barrel.