Clark Cable Launcher
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Willem's Clark Cable Launcher, based on the Clark Cable Release mechanism, is a Water Rocket Launcher which was designed for the pressurising and releasing of missiles with a bottle-neck-shaped nozzle. He found it to be markedly better than previous designs.
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[edit] Benefits
- It is significantly more reliable than a Pop-Top Launcher, which relies on the (variable!) friction of the pop cap to restrain the rocket
- It allows for the user to release the rocket at a certain pressure and time, which
- Permits predictable high-speed photography
- Allows for mechanical trigger mechanisms which are initiated upon launch
- Allows for the user to only pump in air to a given pressure, increasing safety and predictability of the launch.
[edit] Disadvantages
- The current design requires an internal launch tube, though launch-tube-less designs do exist[1]
- The current design is somewhat wobbly with larger (>1.5m) rockets, although this can be compensated for by a launch rod.
[edit] Videos
Here is a video of it in action:
