to design an English Long Bow with a maximum length of 66 inches capable firing an arrow 400 yards whose weight is 8 grains per inch per pound of draw weight. The bow staves are to be constructed of wood and include an arrow rest on the left side of the bow. The arrow is to rest on the arrow rest at a single point. The fatigue life of the bow must exceed 50,000 firing cycles. The bow is to be strung with a bow string made from natural fibers or sinew whose life cycle durability is minimum of 500 firing cycles. When the bow is strung the bracing height must be approximately 1/12 of the bow length.

The surface of the finished English Long Bow is to be protected from the environment. The environmental protection applied to the finished bow must include protection from rain, snow, and UV light. The finish must be clear or slightly opaque.

When the bow is fully drawn to 28 inches, the clearance between the rear edge of the arrow point pressed onto the arrow shaft must be 1-1/2 inches from the back of the bow. The arrow used by your English Long Bow design are a minimum of 30 inches long with fletching installed at 120 degree intervals around the circumference of the arrow shaft. The arrow noch is installed on the arrow normal to the side of the bow. must be

If your team develops a computer program to analyze the performance properties of your English Long Bow design, the computer program language that your team uses must be either EXCEL or MatLab.