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Engineer harnesses gravity to launch a 4-gram projectile at supersonic speeds
UK-based engineer Tom Stanton has successfully built a trebuchet that can send projectiles flying at supersonic speeds…
interestingengineering.com/innovation/uk-engineer-4-gram-projectile-hypersonic-gravityIn the video, the projectile reached 776 mph (1,248 kph) or nine miles per hour faster than the speed of sound. The proof may be in the numbers but the loud crack and echo of the sonic boom did confirm that history was made that day.
Interesting EngineeringEngineer’s 88-pound trebuchet makes projectile fly at supersonic speedsUK-based YouTuber, Tom Stanton has built a gravity-powered trebuchet that sent a four-gram projectile faster than the speed of sound.