Projectile

Learning Projectile Motion via Potato Launchers (Prompt 2) Launching Potatoes through potato launchers may seem like an ordinary activity that people do to have fun but principles of physics are present in this activity. Launching Potatoes through Potato launchers is an example of projectile motion, it also shows how gravity can impact acceleration. Projectile motion occurs when an object is thrown and it moves along a curve due to gravity. The only force that a project has during projectile motion is gravity which causes a downward acceleration. These three principles of physics are present in such a simple activity. The article mentions the students reaction as they observed projectile motion outside, Sevier’s said that students watched and…

is metric!) projectiles at their enemies. “Trebuchet” is derived from the Middle French verb trebuch, meaning “to tumble or fall over,” in reference to the throwing arm of the trebuchet. Though the first instance of tension or torsion-based artillery is thought to have originated in China as early as the fourth century, the trebuchet was the first war machine to use gravitational and leverage principles to launch a projectile. A catapult uses the elasticity of different materials to provide the…

In this week’s article reflection, I learned more about the AR-10. Springfield Armory selected two rifles in 1956 to be tested for military use. According to Bartocci (2014), almost immediately failures erupted. These would include broken extractors, failures to feed, bolt over base, failures of the muzzle compensator, bent gas tubes and pierced primers. After failing to impress Springfield Armory, the test rifle was sent back to Armalite for correction. A year later, after correcting the…

In 1918, the principle of utilising an electromagnetic force to fire projectiles was discovered but focus on railguns have only been intensified since 2012, when the first weaponized rail gun was released by the US navy. Since then, the railgun has been believed to be a powerful weapon that will overshadow other conventional weapons. This investigation is to determine if railguns should replace conventional weapons in the future. Electromagnetic railguns are long range weapons that fires…

the barrel the bullet is being pulled down by gravity. being one of the most important factors in shooting, if this important step is skipped you will never hit your target. The Coriolis Effect, not as important as the others can also help with accuracy. The Coriolis Effect is adjusting for the earth’s rotation, while the bullet is in flight . This step is not as important at ranges below 1000 yards because the bullet isn't traveling very far. The Coriolis Effect begins when the bullet leaves…

Preston Masichuk 12-9-2017 Coated Lead Bullets - Good for High Velocity, Good in the Glock? You can bet on them! PRMA07020 BBS-100 Before RK Campbells article on Coated Lead Bullets I honestly had never heard not to use lead bullets in Glocks. Glocks armors manual states "Use of non-factory loaded ammunition or ammunition loaded with non-jacketed (lead) bullets will void the warranty." (ARMORER'S MANUAL, © Glock 2009, page 82) Upon further research I found that Glock barrels use the polygonal…

These work together with the design of the catapult in order to create an explosive effect. The physics behind the trebuchet differs from that of your typical catapult and can be quite complex. The trebuchet unlike other catapults, uses a counter weight to launch the object which creates a greater linear velocity. The weight of the counterweight must be much higher than that of the actual projectile in order to launch it properly. It must be heavier, however, the projectile can only go as…

a rifle was when I was sixteen years old and I was sitting in a tree stand with my friend’s dad. A deer was feeding at one hundred and sixty yards so I lined my shot up, looked through the scope and pulled the trigger. At that point I was so excited only until I realized that I missed. My disappointment seemed louder and larger then the report of my gun. Even though it was a miss, it had me wanted to come back for more. Ever since that moment, I have been hooked. Hunting became more than just…

To start I will write the answers received in the interview and the book definition the compare the two. All definitions will be taken from the BBS100 text book chapter one. The first answer will be from the interview, and the second being book definition starting with the page it is found on. Trajectory: The path the bullet takes. Page 24: The path of the projectile in flight. Wind drift: The affect of wind on the bullet. Page 8: Bullet flight is affected by wind drift. Recoil: Is the…

Destiny Vulpix; Chapter 1 Boom! An explosion bellowed through the city air. I kept running, the ground cooling beneath my feet. I saw a building in the distance. Then half of the first and second floor disappear, unnoticeable to the helicopters in air and hardly to the hovers on the ground. A Hover bursted through the roof behind me I jump off and deployed a parachute, only to have it blown up by the Hovers’ projectile, shaped like a little football but it is propelled through the air by a jet…