The floating arm trebuchet is a counterweight siege weapon which is a modern variation [1] of the medieval trebuchet. Their defining feature is free movement of an axle on the throwing arm, [2] and a …

The floating arm trebuchet is a modern take on an ancient war machine. This variation features a drop channel, which allows the counterweight to fall straight down rather than swing with the arm. This is a …

We get a lot of questions and email from folks wanting to know how a floating arm trebuchet works. In the following pictures, we demonstrate, frame by frame, exactly how the arm drops and throws.

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The floating-arm type is distinct from the ordinary trebuchet in that its arm has no fixed pivot; that is, it “floats” during a launch. The main reason for doing this is to permit the counterweight to move in a …

This document provides instructions and diagrams for building a small floating arm trebuchet out of lollipop sticks and other basic materials. It includes a list of required parts and tools.

The second type of trebuchet, the Traction Trebuchet, has energy added by the pulling of ropes, and was the precursor to the counterweight-powered trebuchet. The third type, the Floating-Arm …

The floating arm trebuchet is a counterweight siege weapon which is a modern variation [1] of the medieval trebuchet. Their defining feature is free movement of an axle on the throwing arm, and a …

Using the wheeled frame concept introduced by W. Neel to minimize machine pitch (Ref. 2) as a starting point, Toms developed a machine which allows the axle to translate along a horizontal track (floating …

The optimal trebuchet design is one that launches the payload the farthest horizontal distance. This makes sense intuitively since range is a key factor when staging an attack on an enemy.