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Compound, many different things combine to create a catapult.
lever arm,
torque battery (twisted rope)
winding mechanism
firing control (ratchet system with trigger)
Darian Altenwerth
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What kind of simple machines needs a fulcrum?
a lever
Simple machines increase mechanical?
Simple machines increase mechanical advantage.
How many simple machines are needed to make a compound machine?
6 simple machines.
A combination of simple machines is what kind of machine?
a compound machine is a combination of simple machines
What are the formulas for simple machines?
the formulas for simple machines help find the ama, ima, and the efficency
How can simple machines a simple machines?
A CATAPULT IS A LEVER!!!
How many simple machines does a catapult have?
1
What is the difference between an Onager and a Catapult?
I always thought that an onager was a particularly large type of catapult
What kind of simple machines needs a fulcrum?
a lever
What do you get if you unscramble the word ongera?
You turn orange. You get an onager. (catapult)
When was the onager catapult made?
During the Middle Ages (around 1200)
Is a onager like a ballista?
no, it is from a different country (rome) but it is a versian of a catapult
What are three different type of catapults?
There are more but these are just a few: Aircraft Catapult, Slingshot Catapult, and an Onager Catapult.
Why didn't the Romans need many machines?
The Romans did need machines. They did not invent the two most important ones, the ballista (a crossbow -like catapult) and the crane because they adopted them from the Greeks. They developed them further, massively improving them. They invented the onager, a one armed torsion catapult which could fire bigger round projectiles
What is the history of the Onager catapult?
Actually, we don't have a lot to go on. At the end of the 19th century, the nobleman and amateur historian Ralph Payne Gallwey wrote a book about the crossbow, and in it he describes the "catapult", what modern historians call a mangonel or onager.
What is machines that are composed of two or more machines are called?
Complex machines are made out of multiple simple machines like axels, levers and pulleys make up a catapult on wheels.
When was the Onager invented?
As long as you're talking about the Roman catapult it would be around 50-60BC!
