Flying
High - A closer look at the physics of the flying trapeze
by Brooke Rawlins Johnson
Bob Christians
Bob is in charge of all the circuses in Club Med worldwide.
He owns all the trapeze rigs used, and rents them to the
Club Med. He is an extremely accomplished trapeze artist,
and has been involved with the trapeze for over forty years.
He lives in Sandpiper Bay, Florida.
Lili
and Steven Gaudreau
Lili and Steven run trapezearts.com, which sells flying
trapeze rigs. They were very helpful in giving me all the
measurements for the rig.
Lynn and Coach
Lynn and Coach were two of the many people I spoke to about
the trapeze at Club Med. They were particularly helpful
as they are themselves PE teachers, and so were familiar
with the concepts of the trapeze. They were able to suggest
a few ideas for me to research.
Scientific American March 1980 - The physics
of somersaulting
Journal of Sports Sciences 1993 - The
biomechanics of twisting somersaults. Parts I to III
Dynamics of Simple Harmonic Motion (Unknown
Author)
