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Pneumatic wind cannon does not generate electricity
The wind cannon generated "slugs" of compressed air using the combustion of a 2:1 mixture of and obtained from the of water inside of a long barrel that was bent at one end. These blasts were intended to rack and strain the frame of enemy aircraft to the point of breaking or at the very least making difficult for pilots to maintain control of their aircraft, causing them to crash. According to Hogg, while Zippermayr's idea was sound in theory, it was better suited for a laboratory scale model th.
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