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Air Cannon
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| Captain: |
Ralph Eschborn |
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Chadds Ford, PA |
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| Firing Team: |
| John Piel |
Verne Weidman |
Harry Harding |
| Pennsville, NJ |
West Chester, PA |
Alloway, NJ |
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| Alex Eschborn |
Don Brill |
| Coatesville, PA |
Wilm., DE |
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| Sponsors: |
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Kompressed Air of Del. |
Victory Brewing Co. |
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New Castle, DE |
Downingtown, PA |
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| Big 10 Inch Record Chunks at PCWC: 4,211 feet in 2005 and 2007 |
| Big 10 Inch Guiness World RecordTM : 4,623.5 feet in 2009 in Moab, UT |
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| Statistics: |
The 10 inch diameter aluminum barrel is 100 feet long. |
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Barrel unit (undercarriage and barrel) weighs 1200 lbs. |
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The barrel undercarriage was previously a grain auger. |
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Tank unit weighs 5800 lbs. |
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The two carbon steel air tanks are ASME code certified. |
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The Big 10 Inch is powered by compressed air. |
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Compressor unit holds generator which powers two air compressors. |
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| The preferred ammunition is the La Estrella pumpkin which has had a
prelaunch beer bath. |
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