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Ken Chaddock wrote:
> Smitty Two wrote:
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>> If you guys aren't tired of arithmetic, I am 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?)
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> What kind of gun do *you* have with a muzzle velocity of only 733 fps ?
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> ...Ken
A light 45, old 38 S&W, 38 rimfire, 45-70....
Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired
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Re: shooting yourself down - more physics?
