How you design your trebuchet will decide the fate of the castle wall—and it may also decide your fate as well. With some choices, your missile might land too short or fly too far. With others, your ...

Introduction You probably know what a catapult is. In the Middle Ages armies would use them to hurl stones at castle walls. But did you know about an even bigger type ...

Without any sort of restrictions on designs for trebuchets, these medieval siege weapons are known to send 90 kilogram projectiles over 300 meters. The egg-launching trebuchet contest that ...

King Edward has asked you to design and build a mighty siege machine—called a trebuchet—that will fling a grape across a far distance. You have been provided with some materials to build your ...

Few weapons in the annals of military history have left as indelible a mark as the trebuchet. A masterpiece of engineering and ingenuity, this formidable siege engine has witnessed the rise and fall ...

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. -- Using a “walking arm trebuchet” design inspired by a YouTube video, Sussex County Technical School students launched a pumpkin 283 meters on their first launch to win a ...