Ken Chaddock wrote:

Smitty Two wrote:

If you guys aren't tired of arithmetic, I'm wondering if any fighter
pilots have shot themselves down. Probably not, but imagine you're
flying straight and level at 1000 mph and fire a 500 mph projectile at
an enemy that's directly ahead but at a higher altitude. You miss him;
the bullet follows a parabolic path, returning to your altitude just
as you overtake it. Discounting air friction, at what angle was the
bullet fired?

(extra credit question -- how many rivets could you have installed in
the time you wasted thinking about this question?)


What kind of gun do *you* have with a muzzle velocity of only 733 fps ?

...Ken

A light 45, old 38 S&W, 38 rimfire, 45-70....

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired