To: kitchen
That’ll do it! How far does that thing, fling? As the crow flie, the WH is ~3.4 miles...
121 posted on
10/05/2013 2:24:45 PM PDT by
Carriage Hill
(Peace is that brief glorious moment in history, when everybody stands around reloading.)
To: carriage_hill
I don't believe that example could toss a 500 pound projectile 3.5 miles. Here's a 65 page document on
Trebuchet Mechanics that provides the math necessary to design a device to meet the requirements. Have fun!
132 posted on
10/05/2013 4:05:09 PM PDT by
kitchen
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