short javelin's ballistics and why put fins in the middle
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war dart experiments and an answer about mariano taccola darts
all short javelins were shorter than 1 meter most were ~60cm
0:00 intro
0:11 Basic ballistics
0:39 the problematic javelin
2:00 how to throw short javelin with string
2:28 observations on short javs
3:24 short arrows
4:14 weathercocking
4:41 experiment
5:01 Olympic javelin- static margin
5:19 Answer to Tod's Workshop about Mariano Taccola darts
5:57 Turkish arrows-static margin
Sources:
@tods_workshop video:
model rocket calculating the CP:
javelin aerodynamics:
Uwe Hohn video:
Jan Zelezny :
books:
The Crossbow by Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey
Greek and Roman Artillery 399 BC–AD 363 by Duncan B Campbell
De Ingeneis by Taccola, Mariano: