The aerodynamic characteristics of archery arrows fletched with two types of straight vanes, for which the area is different, were studied. The arrows` pitching moment (CM), lift (CL) and drag (CD) coefficients were measured in the 60 × 60 cm Magnetic Suspension and Balance System (MSBS) from JAXA. At a Reynolds number of Re = 1.2 × 104, the values of CD were 1.56 and 2.05 for the short and large vanes, respectively. In a second experimental procedure, the arrows` deceleration in free flight was measured by inserting an acceleration sensor inside their shafts. For shots with an initial velocity of around 56.4 ms-1, a velocity decay of around 8% was measured. A turbulent-laminar boundary layer transition during free flight was found for shots with an average Re = 1.8 × 104. Lastly, through numerical computations, the area difference of the two vanes was analyzed to verify the importance of CM and CL during the arrows` flights.
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