AFLCMC hosts 18th annual 'Pumpkin Chuck' competition

AFLCMC hosts 18th annual 'Pumpkin Chuck' competition

Local community members pull the rope on a human-powered pumpkin chucker during the 18th annual Pumpkin Chuck competition on National Museum of the U.S. Air Force grounds at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Oct. 7, 2023. The Class C machines are human-powered, and teams could sign up on site to compete on the novice-friendly version. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mikaley Kline)

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AFLCMC hosts 18th annual 'Pumpkin Chuck' competition

Pumpkin Chuck competitors work on the design of their catapult during the 18th annual Pumpkin Chuck competition on National Museum of the U.S. Air Force grounds at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Oct. 7, 2023. Class B machines hurl smaller two-pound orange squashes. The Pumpkin Chuck is an Air Force Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) event put on annually by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Engineering directorate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mikaley Kline)

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AFLCMC hosts 18th annual 'Pumpkin Chuck' competition

David Mollenhauer, Air Force Research Laboratory’s ETHOS team captain, explains the concepts of their Class A catapult to event attendees during the 18th annual Pumpkin Chuck competition on National Museum of the U.S. Air Force grounds at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Oct. 7, 2023. Event attendees had the opportunity to talk to the competitors about pumpkin chucking and learn more about how the machines were built. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mikaley Kline)

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AFLCMC hosts 18th annual 'Pumpkin Chuck' competition

Local community members engage with pumpkin chuck team “Knightmare” during the 18th annual Pumpkin Chuck competition on National Museum of the U.S. Air Force grounds at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Oct. 7, 2023. Event attendees had the opportunity to talk to the competitors about pumpkin chucking and learn more about how the machines were built. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mikaley Kline)

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AFLCMC hosts 18th annual 'Pumpkin Chuck' competition

Children learn about the physics of different machines in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math zone during the 18th annual Pumpkin Chuck competition on National Museum of the U.S. Air Force grounds at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Oct. 7, 2023. The event had a STEM area set for kids to calculate the expected ranges and speeds of machines and then try it out for themselves on kid-friendly versions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mikaley Kline)

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AFLCMC hosts 18th annual 'Pumpkin Chuck' competition

David Mollenhauer, Air Force Research Laboratory’s ETHOS team captain, pulls the rope on his team’s chucker during the 18th annual Pumpkin Chuck competition on National Museum of the U.S. Air Force grounds at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Oct. 7, 2023. Team ETHOS’ best shot to date is 3,792 feet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mikaley Kline)

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AFLCMC hosts 18th annual 'Pumpkin Chuck' competition

Members of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Class A chucker prepare a pumpkin for launch during the 18th annual Pumpkin Chuck competition on National Museum of the U.S. Air Force grounds at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Oct. 7, 2023. Class A pumpkin chucking machines can launch an eight to 10-pound pumpkin several thousand feet because of their large size and intricate design. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mikaley Kline)

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AFLCMC hosts 18th annual 'Pumpkin Chuck' competition

A team watches another competitor launch a pumpkin during the 18th annual Pumpkin Chuck competition on National Museum of the U.S. Air Force grounds at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Oct. 7, 2023. The Pumpkin Chuck is an Air Force Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) event put on annually by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Engineering directorate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mikaley Kline)

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The 18th Annual Wright-Patterson AFB Pumpkin Chuck took place on the grounds behind the National Museum of the United States Air Force Oct. 7, 2023. The Pumpkin Chuck is an Air Force Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) event put on annually by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Engineering directorate.