Single Stage Gas Guns

Bore Diameters:  0.17 inch (4.3 mm) and up

Velocity Range:  65 to 5300 ft/s (20 to 1,600 m/s)

Single-stage gas guns are commonly used for low velocity launches and for applications requiring highly reproducible performance.  Single stage gas guns are the launchers of choice for conducting high precision planar impact experiments.

Features/Options

  • Breech pressures up to 15,000 psi (103 MPa) for peak performance.
  • A variety of valve mechanisms for opening gas reservoir to the launch tube (e.g. double-diaphragm, wrap-around, etc.)
  • Anti-rotation groove for precise control of projectile rotational orientation.

305mm single stage gas gun with projectile anti-rotation groove. 2.0m3 30 bar gas reservoir equipped with opening mechanism that controls projectile acceleration.