RESEARCH LAUNCHER

• Total height: 9 feet
• Travel: 6 feet, split into 6 one-foot sections
     1. Acceleration by compressed gas
     2-4. Electric acceleration
     5. Glide
     6. Electric and/or hydraulic deceleration
  
• Field magnets: NdFeB or YBCO, on armature
• Stator: Copper
• Commutation: Sliding contact
• Power supply: Capacitor bank
• Speed measurement: Laser gates, pick-up coils
• Projectile mass: 1 kg
• Short term endspeed goal: 200 m/s
• Projectile apogee: 1000 m