Once the rockets are up, who cares where they come down?

[rosenkavalier]

I thought this might be of interest - it's a copy of selected pages from Artis Magne Artilleriae by the 17th century Polish inventor Kazimir Siemenowic.

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That's not my department.

[orkamedies]

Oh dear god....

It's a bloody construction manual isn't it.
Your right about the sub munition loads, and what interesting stuff you can put down a cannon barrel as well!!!
So all we need is a few simple tools and an ample supply of black powder and we are in business.

I think the whole Polish hussar stuff on the home site will also prove to be of interest to wyte_phantom what with her predilection for charging around on horse back.

Re: That's not my department.

[rosenkavalier]

It's a bloody construction manual isn't it.

Heh. I thought it might appeal... There's a lot on there we could have a play with...

[woodlandwildman]

mmmmmm, I have an empty site and bugger all to do. I think a little experimentation is in order

btw the seagunner recipe for fuses is way too fast.

[rosenkavalier]

I was particularly interested in the rocketry - rather more innovative than the congreves (though less suited to mass production and use), and also more appropriate for the period we're interested in...

btw the seagunner recipe for fuses is way too fast.

Can it be modified to make it useable?

[woodlandwildman]

fire arrow trial was a success.
arrow specs
34" 5/16" port orford cedar shaft with two 4.5" fletchings. estes engines were used

1/4a3 @ 20 degrees from vertical 20 yards potential range 50m

b4 @ 30 degrees from vertical 80 yards potential range 300m

based on these a d12 should get between 800 to 1000 metres.

Will try a c6 with a smoke canister next.

[rosenkavalier]

I'm just in the process of working out what I'll need in terms of engines, engine mounts, etc., to have a go at building some Hindu or Polish rocketry. Hopefully I should get them put together over the winter. I particularly liked these devices: