Warwick Castle Trebuchet- my pix

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As far as I know, there hasn't been a catapult thread in the Cantina lately...

While in England last week, we took a day trip to Warwick Castle, home of the world's largest trebuchet.

http://www.warwick-castle.co.uk/default.asp

http://www.warwick-castle.co.uk/events/warwick_trebuchet.asp

Very cool. Got to see it fling not a 300-pound rock, but a steel cauldron of fire.

Cooler yet, I caught a pic of it sailing out of sight. :D Actually, I heard/felt it thump down, somewhere.

Here we go... sitting across from the Treb.:

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Loaded with firepot lit:

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FOOM! Check out the trailing arc of fire at 8:00 o'clock:

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...trailing arc of fire at 11:00 o'clock:

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Just a speck...

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But, blown up, you can see the fire still lit. Looks like a comet...:

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Mike
 
Mike?


DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT !!!:mad::mad::mad:









neat images.


Kis
enjoy every sandwich
 
Kismet said:
Mike?


DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT !!!:mad::mad::mad:


neat images.


Kis
enjoy every sandwich
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Oh, you mean building one. I hadn't thought about it.... I probably could make a Roman "onager"-style catapult... lemme see...


Mike
 
Hi Mike,

Just remember, start small, and clear it with whoever's down range first....:D:D:D

F
 
No worries Mike. I don't recall seeing Trebuchets in the ATF regs...

It MAY qualify as a destructive device though!

Tom:D
 
Thanks for sharing. Next time I'll loan you my Canon that does 8fps. I did a series of shots of an old canon being fired. I got the fuse lighting and flame belching from the bore. They liked it so much they bought it and made a cool display from it.
 
Dayum! :eek: That's really cool!:thumbup: :cool:
The difference between a yard (36 inches) and a meter (39.37201 inches) doesn't seem like much but that measly little 3.37201 inches most certainly adds up! :eek:
At 18 yards high the trebuchet is 54 feet but at 18 meters it becomes about 59 1/2 feet high.
A linked site says: "On the end of the arm is the sling with one end of rope permanently attached; the other is hooked over a curved iron pin. As the arm lifts the rope becomes unhooked and the projectile is released and fired up to 30m in the air and a distance of up to 300m."
That equates to 98 feet in the air and a distance of up to 384 feet! :eek: :cool: :D

C'mon Mike, you can build one at least 1/4 size even though 1/3rd scale would be better!:thumbup: And I'm betting one of the cast iron Dutch Ovens or Tri-legged Kettles would do as a receptacle for a load of Greek Fire or something similar. LMRRAO! <VBESEG> :thumbup: :D
 
Nice little engineering project. I've made a few of these things on a smaller scale, and probably with less complicated designs. Doesn't look like much, until you see the people standing next to it and get a better sense of size.

If it hasn't been brought up before, "Backyard Ballistics" is a good book with many projects along these lines - including some that only take a few minutes.
 
Cool pics. I think you can justify building one. One, you have to protect Marta from Pirates. Two, you've got the ideal safe firing grounds.
 
To think I am easily amused by potato cannons, I am sure a trebuchet could offer much more amusement. :p

There must be some sort of government grant to build such a thing. Perhaps since it is "green".....

:D
 
I was at warwick castle a number of years ago... I recall seeing the fully armored knight and some men sparring in various stages of armor, but not a trebuchet. I will have to look at these pictures when I get home and see if they jog my memory. (Photobucket blocked at work)
 
Neighboring counties perhaps!

Very neat. I've been a fan of ballistae, but anything flinging stuff that far is cool in my book.
 
Kazeryu said:
I was at warwick castle a number of years ago... I recall seeing the fully armored knight and some men sparring in various stages of armor, but not a trebuchet. I will have to look at these pictures when I get home and see if they jog my memory. (Photobucket blocked at work)
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the trebuchet is a fairly recent addition, wasn't there the last time i visited a few years back. (it's about an hour's drive)
 
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