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Jeff wrote:
> Has nothing to do with physics, but it is possible for a helicopter to shoot
> himself down in several different ways. Fire a pair of 2.75" rockets at the
> same time with proximity fuses while doing running fire and it could get
> ugly.
>
> Running fire while shooting the gun (or rockets) at close ranges could
> easily produce ricochets that could hit the helicopter. I've seen the 50
> caliber machine gun on an OH-58D blow out the copilot chin bubble before.
>
> Another good way to shoot yourself down is for one helicopter to remote
> LASER designate for another helicopter firing a Hellfire missile while you
> are inside a certain fan in front of the firing helicopter. The Hellfire
> can lock on to the laser designating source rather than the target.
>
> Jeff
> recently retired Army CW4 Master Army Aviator
>
During WW2 P-51s shot them selvesdown when making low level passes
and debris got scooped into the oil cooler.
Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired
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Re: shooting yourself down - more physics?
