NL: Shooter runs into path of own bullets

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  • Alamo

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    I'll bet he followed the four rules too. Three, whatever...

    https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/201 ... om-itself/
    Two [Netherlands Air Force] F-16s were conducting firing exercises on January 21. It appears that the damaged aircraft actually caught up with the 20mm rounds it fired as it pulled out of its firing run. At least one of them struck the side of the F-16’s fuselage, and parts of a round were ingested by the aircraft’s engine. The F-16’s pilot managed to land the aircraft safely at Leeuwarden Air Base.


    And not the first time: https://www.popularmechanics.com/milita ... self-down/
     

    JAL

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    Nah, he fortunately landed safely, so technically it wasn't a "kill".

    Talk about unlucky luck!

    Maybe he'll get to put a partial one on.

    This isn't the first time someone has flown into their own bullets. This one qualified for a confirmed kill. Grumman was testing the US Navy's new F-11 Tiger in 1956. Pilot fired a 4-second burst from his 20mm cannon, goes into a steeper dive and hits the afterburners. Suffers catastrophic damage to the plane and thinks it's a bird strike. Pilot survived with severe injuries and investigation showed he had flown into his own cannon rounds.

    https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a27967/the-fighter-plane-that-shot-itself-down/
     
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    Alamo

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    I believe the cannon muzzle on a F-16 is about 20 feet behind the nose of the aircraft. I can see making a tight turn left while shooting could cause an impact.

    I suspect that's factored into the design, otherwise they'd be nicking themselves more often. There's even a function in the flight control software to manipulate the control surfaces to counteract the slight yaw induced when the gun fires.

    This is a case of the fired round slowing down due to wind resistance and the jet catching up to it.
     
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    I know Superman can do it.
    I would have to be there and see it to believe it.
    I have heard or fighter pilot taking rounds from his wing man.
     
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