Bomb bay for flour bombs

[Mark12A]

I can't help thinking that someplace there is some dedicated VAF member, just outside the edge of completely sane, working on a gatling paintball gun geared to shoot through the prop.

[RV8R999]

Originally Posted by Capflyer

RC servo which can be remotely triggered from the cockpit or even a hidden buddy on the ground.

Just make sure your buddy is a grad of FAC(A) school

[Tom Martin]

I asked an airforce friend for some insights in how I should know when to release my pumpkin; taking into account altitude, wind direction and speed. He stated that in the absence of the current pumpkin ballistics tables he would not be of much help!

[LynolA]

Originally Posted by VCMaine

What is the best bag and weight for a flour bomb? Is there a spec with a max or min, does each contest set its own rule, or is it all an ad hoc exercise - the bigger the better? If you are mixing flour and sand (sand for deadweight), what volume ratio? Sand may be somewhat cheaper, maybe, but why not just a bigger bag and more flour? What's the story, you bomber pilots?

I cannot find an 'official' flour bomb specification. However, when we did it last year, it was a simple brown paper lunch sack with about 2 cups of flour inside. Wrap the excess bag material on around the flour lump and secure with a piece of masking tape. Mark the bag with a Sharpie with the pilot's handle (name) so when the ground crew measures the distance from the center of the target to the point of impact, they know who gets the credit. Pilots fly over the target at a pre-arranged altitude, typically between 500 and 1000 feet AGL. Low wing airplanes are at an obvious disadvantage, unless additional measures are taken, hence, this thread.

[GusBiz]

Originally Posted by Tom Martin

..... He stated that in the absence of the current pumpkin ballistics tables he would not be of much help!

was about to look for something else on VAF but now have an overwhelming urge to google "pumpkin Ballistics Tables"....

.... be right back

[Mike S]

This might help.

http://science.discovery.com/videos/...r-cannons.html

[Rick S.]

Originally Posted by AlexPeterson

Ah, yes, DHS probably has most of us on this forum on their lists for numerous reasons...

And some of us even work for DHS

[N24YW]

I added short vidoe of bomb door operation

http://s730.photobucket.com/albums/w...t=MVI_2161.mp4

Jim Knight
Burlington Iowa
RV-6

[gmpaul]

Put the flower in Styrofoam cups works much better than paper sacks.
G.P.

[fatherson]

Originally Posted by N24YW

I added short vidoe of bomb door operation

Hey, Jim! Didn't you say earlier this was a main gear inspection window, or some such?

--
Stephen

p.s. cool fab on that mechanism. And the vid really shows it off. Nice work!