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All top quality, precision laser cut parts include:
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Top quality balsa, basswood or spruce |
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Full-size plans |
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Complete, easy-to-read instructions |
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Trim tabs |
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Contest quality rubber for motor or catapult launcher
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Launching stick (gliders only) |
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additional items required to build the Dare catapult are several sizes of wood
dowel and rubber bands, all of which are included in the kit. This is a
very safe model to build and use.
There is a lot to be said for the diversity of weapons found in
medieval catapult history, and also for the advancements and changes in the
technology of weapons of war. The Dare catapult replicates just one of
these designs.
Castles had never known the devastation they would experience
under the onslaught of such a weapon as the catapult. The catapult was
capable of causing fortress walls to crumble and no longer be impenetrable.
The security of the castle was no more and it's ability to protect its subjects
no longer guaranteed. Students are recommended to do historical research.
 Left:
we see all the laser cut parts that make up the Dare Design Medieval
Catapult Kit. In addition, the included dowel axels are shown.
The pieces are shown in their approximate position for assembly. With
all the holes and notches also being laser cut, assembly is fast and easy.
The completed catapult can be seen in the upper right hand
corner of the picture and, with the rubber bands already installed, it's
ready to launch. A mangonel was a type of medieval catapult or
siege engine used in the medieval period to throw projectiles at a castle's
walls. While not particularly accurate, mangonels were capable of firing
projectiles up to 400 meters, or 1,300 feet, substantially farther than a
trebuchet (which was introduced later, shortly before the discovery and
widespread usage of gunpowder). The mangonel threw projectiles on a lower
trajectory than the trebuchet. Please call or email
for price breaks for quantities over 10
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Quantity 1 - 5
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Assembling the sides and uprights with the laser cut parts makes work very
easy.
Preparing to assemble the catapult arm and install the three crosspieces.
Completed catapult is shown in the already launched
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