FYKOS Year 25 Series 4 Problem 2 — Gatling gun · FYKOS 25 #25.4.2

Physics · mechanics

Problem

At first developed as an equipment that would simplify the distribution of seeds, gatling gun turned out to be much more useful for distributing bullets. Relative to the gatling gun's barrel, what is the region where you are in danger of being shot? The calibre is dd, number of barrels nn, distance from the barrel's axis to the axis of the shaft is rr, the gun can make ff rotations per second, firing rate is FF and a bullet leaves the barrel with speed vv.

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