shooting yourself down - more physics?

Flyingmonk wrote:

.22 shooting CB caps.

.22 short gallery. I may have the last box of that stuff in the world.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

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

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired wrote:
Ken Chaddock wrote:

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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....


Back when my eyesight was better I could look over the left
shoulder of a right-handed shooter so that his body blocked
most of the muzzle flash and see the bullets traveling
downrange thanks to the foreshortening effect. This was
with Auto Ordinance's version of the 1911-A at a well-lit
indoor range.

Haven't tried that lately.

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FF