Video-Black Widow Launch: Propulsion Method Development – Part 2

Written by Corey Rasmussen in Roller Coaster

So we’ve selected using a gas engine to power a cable drive. How do they connect and how do we control that motion?

Find out how we are going to do this.

Corey is the Managing Director of the Mentored Engineer and owner of Rasmussen Designs. He received his BSME from Baylor University and holds a professional engineering license in North Carolina and Texas. He has been an engineer since 2002 with extensive experience in engineering design, fabrication and troubleshooting. He specializes in mobile equipment, hydraulic systems and machine design. He has two patents

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