Recent content by ThirtyWest

Specifically, I'm referring to the cabin of an airliner being pressurized to about 8,000 mean sea level. Technically, the air is less dense, and I've wondered if there is a cooling issue inside the pad's board that results in a less efficient operation? I fly regularly, and I can take a fully...

Hey there, Just signed up to browse the topics and get some assistance on a hobby project I started. No homework issues and the like--I'm a working professional in unrelated fields. I'll always search the archives to head off unnecessary posts.

Hi all, first post. Bare with me. I've got a simple air compressor-powered water balloon launcher made using PVC. It works extremely well. But, I'm needing to make some "sighting charts" to predict where everything will land based on angle, loaded psi, size of balloon---and the wadding...