Recoil, elimination of...

[Aughnanure]

Have a read of this...polite opinions would be appreciated...and may be used elsewhere in the funnies

"RTI is a Weapons Research and Development company with international patents covering a revolutionary capacity to ELIMINATE recoil in conventional ballistic weapons. The company has built prototypes that clearly demonstrate their capacity to (not only) eliminate recoil completely, but control recoil and drag the weapon forward (negative recoil). RTI's technology can be applied to military weapons such as artillery and hand held weapons, as well as numerous civilian applications such as space delivery systems. Private viewings (subject to meeting approval guidelines) can be arranged to demonstrate the concept. This technology enables RTI to deliver a solution that can significantly improve the performance of all ballistic platforms. An internal "white paper" is available to appropriate interested parties. RTI can work with you to redevelop your existing weapons requirements or assist in the design of new solutions. The establishment of all partnerships and relationships will be contingent on meeting security requirements."

Here's the URL just to show that I didn't dream it up, and bye the way they are going to float the company...don't miss out on an opportunity..

.http://www.yaffa.com.au/defencesupplier ... number=701

Eoin.

[sunray]

You can't alter phsyics. You can only work with physics. Eliminate recoil? Control, harness or reduce it, sure, but eliminate it? Not a hope.

[TimRB]

There's nothing new under the sun. I presume the "revolutionary" technology being exploited by this company is the same as that responsible for the WWII-era recoiless rifle. This was a cannon that directed a considerable portion of its blast directly backward, compensating for the recoil of the projectile and making it nearly as dangerous to stand behind the gun as in front of it.

It worked very well and could be mounted in a jeep, on a machine-gun tripod, or even handheld. Soldiers discovered that the first sign that the compensation ports were wearing out was that the gun would actually jump forward on firing.

Tim

[Karl/Pa.]

You can't alter phsyics. You can only work with physics. Eliminate recoil? Control, harness or reduce it, sure, but eliminate it? Not a hope.

Think thrust reverser.

[Aughnanure]

Apparently the idea being used by this company entails considerable engineering and tuning of each weapon and is essentially a built in recoil absorbing device that needs looking after.

Eoin.