For the military helicopter, see Apache Longbow A longbow is a type of bow that's tall (roughly equal to the height of a person who uses it); this will allow its user a fairly long draw, at least to the jaw (the average length of the Mary Rose arrowshafts is ). A longbow isn't significantly recurved. Its limbs are relatively narrow so that they are circular or D-shaped in cross section. Flatbows can be just as long; the difference is that, in cross-section, a flatbow has limbs that are approxim… (More on Longbow)