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User 144 at 07:23, 16 March 2007

2007-03-16T07:23:16Z

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	The earliest depictions of flights for [[arrow]]s are either extremely stylised, depicted with a curve that is superficially remensicient of modern parabolic flights or with the traditional parallel-ish design that children might be expected to draw. The triangular flight that we associate with medieval arrows doesn't appear until the mid-[[13th century]]. A number of variations on the back of the triangular flights occur.		The earliest depictions of flights for [[arrow]]s are either extremely stylised, depicted with a curve that is superficially remensicient of modern parabolic flights or with the traditional parallel-ish design that children might be expected to draw. The triangular flight that we associate with medieval arrows doesn't appear until the mid-[[13th century]]. A number of variations on the back of the triangular flights occur.

	Visual references sometimes omit this, but written references seem to indicate that all [[medieval]] [[arrows]] had their flights bound on.		Visual references sometimes omit this, but written references seem to indicate that all [[medieval]] [[arrows]] had their flights bound on. Some were [[glue]]d as well.

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User 144 at 07:22, 16 March 2007

2007-03-16T07:22:51Z

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	==Arrow Flights==		==Arrow Flights==
	The earliest depictions of flights for [[arrow]]s are either extremely stylised, depicted with a curve that is superficially remensicient of modern parabolic flights or with the traditional parallel-ish design that children might be expected to draw. The triangular flight that we associate with medieval arrows doesn't appear until the mid-[[13th century]]. A number of variations on the back of the triangular flights occur.		The earliest depictions of flights for [[arrow]]s are either extremely stylised, depicted with a curve that is superficially remensicient of modern parabolic flights or with the traditional parallel-ish design that children might be expected to draw. The triangular flight that we associate with medieval arrows doesn't appear until the mid-[[13th century]]. A number of variations on the back of the triangular flights occur.

			Visual references sometimes omit this, but written references seem to indicate that all [[medieval]] [[arrows]] had their flights bound on.

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User 144 at 06:51, 2 May 2006

2006-05-02T06:51:40Z

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'''Flights''' refered to the stabilising fins found at the rear end of an [[arrow]], [[bolt]] or [[dart]]. These reduce the tendency of these objects to flip and wobble in the air by introducing drag at the rear of the projectile.

They would be typically made of [[feather]]s, but for [[crossbow]] [[bolt]]s they might easily be [[leather]], [[wood]] or [[parchment]].

==Arrow Flights==
The earliest depictions of flights for [[arrow]]s are either extremely stylised, depicted with a curve that is superficially remensicient of modern parabolic flights or with the traditional parallel-ish design that children might be expected to draw. The triangular flight that we associate with medieval arrows doesn't appear until the mid-[[13th century]]. A number of variations on the back of the triangular flights occur.

[[category:weapon parts]]