Projectile Motion and Arrow Flight

An arrow whistles as it travels through the cool crisp air. Higher and higher it rises, up towards the heavens. It is soaring across the clear blue sky as it begins to fall. Gaining speed now, it is coming back to earth. What will be its fate? An arrow is a good example of a projectile. A projectile is an object upon which the only force acting is gravity. It usually undergoes vertical motion as …

…and arrow rest. These parts are put together to form a compound bow. Using a bow and arrow, a projectile can be sent into the air. So what will be the fate of the arrow as it travels through the sky? Such a simple thing it seems at first, but really the story behind the flight of the arrow very complex. What a journey it really is to follow the trajectory of a simple arrow.