Pictures of a patched roundball in flight ...

[Flint62Smoothie]

... haven't seen these in a while and figured others would like to see them!

 

[ETipp]

Pretty cool. Thanks for sharing.

 

[maillemaker]

Neat!

 

[64Springer]

Very cool.

I like how the patch is accelerating away from the ball.

I'd have thought the opposite would be true.

 

[Flint62Smoothie]

The patch is actually DEaccelerating away from the ball, due to drag. Drag is but 1 of the 6 factors of External Ballistics.

 

[wiscoaster]

What is the red line seen in the pics?

 

[flntlokr]

What is the red line seen in the pics?

a spark.

 

[Mulebrain]

Looks like a death star that's patched

 

[64Springer]

The patch is actually DEaccelerating away from the ball, due to drag. Drag is but 1 of the 6 factors of External Ballistics.

I'm joking.

As the ball is being shot left to right.

 

[ord sgt]

a spark.

That does seem to be. The red line is different in each picture, with the second picture having more redlines. Burning powder is lighter than the ball and patch, so it travels faster. That is just my .02 cent opinion.

 

[Brokennock]

... haven't seen these in a while and figured others would like to see them!

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Most excellent, thank you for sharing these.
Any idea how far from the muzzle these are? Curious to know the propellant used as well,,,, patch looks mighty clean....

 

[Omahkapi'si]

I think that's how the planets & universe was formed. Wonder where those gigantic patches ended up?

 

[Phil Coffins]

I wonder if those ball were fired by compressed air, being so clean and no smoke or flame in sight. That would make for a better photograph in a photo lab.

 

[The Crisco Kid]

How far away from the muzzle?

 

[TDM]

I think Phil is right.

 

[Brokennock]

I wonder if those ball were fired by compressed air, being so clean and no smoke or flame in sight. That would make for a better photograph in a photo lab.

That's exactly what I was wondering too.

 

[toot]

KILLER, thank you.

 

[kyron4]

What is the red line seen in the pics?

Maybe a piece of red thread for the "flight path" for the camera to focus on ?

 

[Lippy984]

Ahhh it’s the simple things in life that make my day. Thanks for sharing

 

[Mike in FL]

What da heck?