Human Catapult (Trebuchet) - extreme sport activity
Nature of dispute / problem:
Malfunction of the catapult (Trebuchet) resulted in the death of the participant.
At question was the design and maintenance of the catapult and the operational procedures and testing prior to use.
Work completed:
- Thorough examination of the catapult (Trebuchet) structure.
- Examination of harness, sling and firing mechanism.
- Analysis of video recording and dynamics of flight trajectory.
- Review of the development and test programme for the safe operation of the catapult
- Analysis of various load test data both prior to and on the day of the incident.
- Work reported in written form for the Court
- Oral evidence given at Court
- Oral evidence given at inquest
