Canadian engineers build launcher that can fire projectiles at 10 km/s - TweakTown


7/8/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 9 months ago
by Adam Hunt

Canadian researchers have developed the Implosion-Driven Launcher (IDL), which can accelerate magnesium projectiles up to 10 km/s.

A study on the launcher titled "An Explosively Driven Launcher Capable of 10 km/s Projectile Velocities" has been accepted for publication into the journal Shock Waves. Engineers from McGill Univers… [+1728 chars]

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