Firing the 12 pounder Coehorn [video]

[dominick]

The day we fired the wheeled soda can mortars, we shot this too.  Ammo used was 4-1/2" PVC filled with cement with 600 grains of  BP.  This thing is very loud with 600 grains and projectile. 

[DaveSB]

great videos!! love the fire n smoke

[seacoastartillery]

     Nice smoke trail to illustrate the trajectory, Dom.

 Looks like a little KNO 3 + C 12 H 22 O 11  action there, eh?

T&M

 

[brokenpole]

     Nice smoke trail to illustrate the trajectory, Dom.

 Looks like a little KNO 3 + C 12 H 22 O 11  action there, eh?

T&M
 
Okay, I ain't no chemist. All that written up there is pretty must useless. What the heck was it??


 

[GGaskill]

KNO₃ is potassium nitrate (the oxidizer) and

C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁ is sucrose (table sugar.)  It is a mixture commonly used as home brew solid rocket fuel and produces a lot of smoke.

[dominick]

     Nice smoke trail to illustrate the trajectory, Dom.

 Looks like a little KNO 3 + C 12 H 22 O 11  action there, eh?

T&M

 

I think so.  I'll ask him this afternoon.   To see a rocket in action, just youtube search "sugar rocket".

[Double D]

please no pyrotechnics here