projectile
Sign in to savethumb| A projectile being fired from an artillery piece A projectile is an object that is propelled by the application of an external force and then moves freely under the influence of gravity and air resistance. Although any objects in motion through space are projectiles, they are commonly found in warfare and sports (for example, a thrown baseball, kicked football, fired bullet, shot arrow, a ball from a cannon, stone released from catapult).
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A projectile is an object that is launched by an external force and then travels freely under the influence of gravity and air resistance. Projectiles are important in both warfare and sports, where they take forms ranging from bullets and cannonballs to thrown baseballs and kicked footballs.
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11 sectionsContents
- Motive force
- In sports {{anchor|Sport projectiles}}
- As a weapon
- Delivery projectiles
- Kinetic projectiles
- Wired projectiles
- Equations of motion
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
thumb| A projectile being fired from an artillery piece A projectile is an object that is propelled by the application of an external force and then moves freely under the influence of gravity and air resistance. Although any objects in motion through space are projectiles, they are commonly found in warfare and sports (for example, a thrown baseball, kicked football, fired bullet, shot arrow, a ball from a cannon, stone released from catapult).
In ballistics, mathematical equations of motion are used to analyze projectile trajectories through launch, flight, and impact.