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What is the effect of size of a catapult on distance?
How does the length of the throwing arm affect the horizontal distance travelled by an object that is thrown from a catapult? Increasing length of the throwing arm, also increases the horizontal distance travelled by the thrown object.
What factors affect a catapult?
What factors could affect a catapult?
- Distance from the fulcrum.
- Force behind launch.
- Today’s Objective:
- Weight of the Projectile.
- Angle of Release (pull back)
- pullback = launch time.
- Durability of Construction.
- Accuracy vs. Precision.
How do you make a catapult accurate?
That being said there are certainly some things that you can do which will make the catapult more accurate and the shots more consistent. Use consistent sizes, shapes and weights for ammunition. Perfectly spherical objects such as marbles create the most consistency when firing. Get rid of any wobbles.
How does the speed of the catapult change as the arm changes its length?
Overall, as the arm length of the catapult increased, the ball was thrown farther. My hypothesis was that a ball being thrown from a catapult, will travel a farther distance if it is thrown using a longer arm. This shows that extending the arm length does increase the distance thrown.
How does the length of the arm affect a catapult?
How does mass affect a catapult?
If we catapult an object with the lowest mass, then that object will travel the farthest average distance. If we catapult an object with the highest mass, then that object will most often travel straight.
How far did medieval catapult shoot?
Medieval soldiers winching down the arm of a trebuchet. Large trebuchets, powered by 10-ton counterweights, could hurl 300-pound (136-kg) wall-smashing boulders as far as 300 yards (270 metres).
How does a Roman catapult get its power?
The catapult’s power comes from a skein of rope that you must loop back and forth. Center the washers on the spring holes, as shown in the photo, insert ¾-inch-diameter pegs into the washers, and wrap the rope around the pegs.
What kind of objects can a catapult throw?
Catapult can throw small objects (around in the range of 10-25 kg). Catapult s can throw fire-producing or inflammable objects or even medium-large stones. Catapult s have been used in war activities since ancient times. Catapult was considered as one of the effective weapons to destroy enemy key objects.
How do you fire a catapult in the backyard?
To fire the catapult, attach your projectile to a short length of rope (experiment to find the length that works the best) and tie a loop in the opposite end of the rope. Push the throwing arm down so it rests against the rear crosspiece.
What kind of wood to use for a catapult?
The catapult perspective drawing shows the quantity and dimensions of the wooden pieces I used to build the catapult’s frame. I used good-quality cedar because it weathers well and looks authentic, but any type of softwood will be fine. Build a sturdy wooden frame, using the drawings as guides.