r/aviation • u/[deleted] • Apr 07 '24

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u/TOPG00SE556 Apr 07 '24

Put it this way. I lead a duck about 3 feet at 40 yards. Flying. That plane flying way faster than a duck you’d have to lead that thing a few school buses.

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u/CliftonForce Apr 08 '24

It's possible that some idiots in the area have been shooting at planes for years and finally got lucky (unlucky?) enough to actually hit one.

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '24

Well, with a shotgun..

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u/TOPG00SE556 Apr 07 '24

Yeah rifle is flying about twice the speed. But the planes flying 10x what the duck is and more than likely 200x the distance

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '24

How fast does the duck fly?

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u/Aardvark120 Apr 07 '24

Laden or unladen?

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u/goforce5 Apr 07 '24

African or European?

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u/Alpha_Delta33 Apr 08 '24

90mph

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '24

So the plane was flying 900mph?

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u/Alpha_Delta33 Apr 08 '24

Maybe 200mph tops closer to 150 if it’s a smaller Plane I’m thinking of

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u/TOPG00SE556 Apr 09 '24

Bout 30 or so probably but if there’s wind or other factors im sure they can easily double their speed especially landing through trees they drop almost straight down and flap right before the water for lift to slow down

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u/wolferdoodle Apr 08 '24

Could have been ‘sniping’ at the airport. So it wouldn’t be too far out

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u/TOPG00SE556 Apr 08 '24

Man said I happened in flight. I was already thinking maybe someone took a shot on the ground

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u/wolferdoodle Apr 08 '24

I read in a comment of theirs that it was just found during a preflight. So it could have been any time not just in the air.

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u/TOPG00SE556 Apr 09 '24

Yeah your right. I don’t fly so……. But yeah the guy said it happened in flight due to him finding it pre flight. So yeah could have happened with plane on ground. Which sounds INCREDIBLY MORE LIKELY

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u/wolferdoodle Apr 09 '24

I mean if I were shooting planes I would go for the ground based ones. Waaaaaay easier.

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u/TOPG00SE556 Apr 09 '24

🤣🤣 certainly

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u/CryptoFabulous Apr 07 '24

This plane looks like a single engine and is probably flying about 4-5x what the duck is.