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Leonardo Da Vinci's
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Academy #2137 (1/15) |
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DaVinci's catapult sketch
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Leonardo Da Vinci's
Catapult |
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Academy #2137 (1/15) |
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DaVinci's catapult sketch
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da Vinci didn't invent the catapult, he came up with a way to make it better. Where catapults typically involve putting tension on the catapult arm so when it is released, it throws whatever is in its basket off toward's its target. da Vinci came up with a method of putting tension on a leaf spring mounted around a drum. The ends of the spring arms were tied with lengths of rope to the drum so that as the drum is turned, the springs tightened. The catapult arm is attached to one end of the drum and when the tenion is released, the drum spins whipping the catapult arm over and sending its projectile downrange.