Comments on: Magnetic Rail Gun in 1934 (Sep, 1934) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/05/01/magnetic-rail-gun-in-1934/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:12:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Judy Rigsby http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/05/01/magnetic-rail-gun-in-1934/comment-page-1/#comment-1101598 Judy Rigsby Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:47:27 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/05/01/magnetic-rail-gun-in-1934/#comment-1101598 My grandfather was very eccentric. He was very talented person, perhaps a little odd. My grandfather was very eccentric. He was very talented person, perhaps a little odd.

]]> By: Judy Rigsby http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/05/01/magnetic-rail-gun-in-1934/comment-page-1/#comment-1101597 Judy Rigsby Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:45:16 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/05/01/magnetic-rail-gun-in-1934/#comment-1101597 Virgil Rigsby was my grandfather. We had a picture of him with his gun. Virgil Rigsby was my grandfather. We had a picture of him with his gun.

]]> By: ryan robinson http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/05/01/magnetic-rail-gun-in-1934/comment-page-1/#comment-1082098 ryan robinson Thu, 21 Oct 2010 21:04:20 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/05/01/magnetic-rail-gun-in-1934/#comment-1082098 if the gun launched the projectile through electricity running through a coil, then it was a coilgun not a railgun. a railgun is launched through two rails, and has much greater velocity and power, uses much more electricity, is a lot harder to build and when shot plasma will tail the projectile unlike the coilgun. if the gun launched the projectile through electricity running through a coil, then it was a coilgun not a railgun. a railgun is launched through two rails, and has much greater velocity and power, uses much more electricity, is a lot harder to build and when shot plasma will tail the projectile unlike the coilgun.

]]> By: Allie Blair http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/05/01/magnetic-rail-gun-in-1934/comment-page-1/#comment-1081050 Allie Blair Tue, 14 Sep 2010 18:27:08 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/05/01/magnetic-rail-gun-in-1934/#comment-1081050 he is my great grandpa and my dads grandpa its his moms allie which whom i am named afters dad! he is my great grandpa and my dads grandpa its his moms allie which whom i am named afters dad!

]]> By: louis rigsby http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/05/01/magnetic-rail-gun-in-1934/comment-page-1/#comment-1080107 louis rigsby Sat, 07 Aug 2010 07:48:34 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/05/01/magnetic-rail-gun-in-1934/#comment-1080107 pappy was a character,according to my mom and other relatives and that gun was just one of a whole lot of things he did,he was a train engineer as best as i know,i remember pictures of his engine that mom and dad kept.by the way my cousins ,Kieth or david wright might have more information on him,i dont know exactly,but look them up. pappy was a character,according to my mom and other relatives and that gun was just one of a whole lot of things he did,he was a train engineer as best as i know,i remember pictures of his engine that mom and dad kept.by the way my cousins ,Kieth or david wright might have more information on him,i dont know exactly,but look them up.

]]> By: louis rigsby http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/05/01/magnetic-rail-gun-in-1934/comment-page-1/#comment-1080106 louis rigsby Sat, 07 Aug 2010 07:41:10 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/05/01/magnetic-rail-gun-in-1934/#comment-1080106 pappy rigsby was my grand father.my dad,lee coy rigsby died in md anderson hospital 3 jan 1978,we had pictures of him behind that gun around here untill my mom died,my sister judy has them(the pictures of that gun) now. call 832 286 8100 to talk to me or my wife annette,thanks louis kevin rigsby pappy rigsby was my grand father.my dad,lee coy rigsby died in md anderson hospital 3 jan 1978,we had pictures of him behind that gun around here untill my mom died,my sister judy has them(the pictures of that gun) now. call 832 286 8100 to talk to me or my wife annette,thanks louis kevin rigsby

]]> By: jayessell http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/05/01/magnetic-rail-gun-in-1934/comment-page-1/#comment-1072358 jayessell Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:50:37 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/05/01/magnetic-rail-gun-in-1934/#comment-1072358 Here it is... http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/04/17/electric-machine-gun-is-silent/ Here it is…

http://blog.modernmechanix.com.....is-silent/

]]> By: jayessell http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/05/01/magnetic-rail-gun-in-1934/comment-page-1/#comment-1072357 jayessell Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:41:49 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/05/01/magnetic-rail-gun-in-1934/#comment-1072357 Wasn't there an article posted here about this gun? I remember replying. I said the round part was the motor driven switch to apply power to the coils sequentially. Suppossedly for a silent gun it was too noisy in a demonstration. Wasn’t there an article posted here about this gun?
I remember replying.
I said the round part was the motor driven switch to apply power
to the coils sequentially.
Suppossedly for a silent gun it was too noisy in a demonstration.

]]> By: Firebrand38 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/05/01/magnetic-rail-gun-in-1934/comment-page-1/#comment-1072353 Firebrand38 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:59:38 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/05/01/magnetic-rail-gun-in-1934/#comment-1072353 It was also featured in a 1941 LIFE magazine http://books.google.com/books?id=-UgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA7#v=onepage&q=&f=false It was also featured in a 1941 LIFE magazine http://books.google.com/books?.....38;f=false

]]> By: Firebrand38 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/05/01/magnetic-rail-gun-in-1934/comment-page-1/#comment-1072352 Firebrand38 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:56:24 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/05/01/magnetic-rail-gun-in-1934/#comment-1072352 Well, here's the patent http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=-D0_AAAAEBAJ Well, here’s the patent http://www.google.com/patents/.....0_AAAAEBAJ

]]> By: Samuel Mahler http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/05/01/magnetic-rail-gun-in-1934/comment-page-1/#comment-1072350 Samuel Mahler Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:32:39 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/05/01/magnetic-rail-gun-in-1934/#comment-1072350 Does anyone have any ideas where i can find more information on virgil rigsby and his gun. I am working on a report for National History Day on the Rail Gun. I had no clue about this. It is really cool. Any info would be gretaly appreciated. Does anyone have any ideas where i can find more information on virgil rigsby and his gun. I am working on a report for National History Day on the Rail Gun. I had no clue about this. It is really cool. Any info would be gretaly appreciated.

]]> By: wanda peters http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/05/01/magnetic-rail-gun-in-1934/comment-page-1/#comment-1067401 wanda peters Thu, 16 Apr 2009 23:21:20 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/05/01/magnetic-rail-gun-in-1934/#comment-1067401 virgil rigsby was my grandfather. He had letters from all over the world wanting to buy the patent and gun. He was to honest of a man and was cheated out of this. he was pappy to me and passed away when i was 13. i remember going to pappy and granny's house. i was very young and they always seemed old. pappy was also a good artist painting mostly moonlite scenes. virgil rigsby was my grandfather. He had letters from all over the world wanting to buy the patent and gun. He was to honest of a man and was cheated out of this. he was pappy to me and passed away when i was 13. i remember going to pappy and granny’s house. i was very young and they always seemed old. pappy was also a good artist painting mostly moonlite scenes.

]]> By: Karen Stanley http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/05/01/magnetic-rail-gun-in-1934/comment-page-1/#comment-1058744 Karen Stanley Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:48:37 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/05/01/magnetic-rail-gun-in-1934/#comment-1058744 Virgil Rigsby was my husband's great grandfather. Virgil Rigsby was my husband’s great grandfather.

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