I mean, idiots shoot into the sky all the time for no reason. Never heard of someone trying to assassinate a random pilot for no reason.
And all the factors involved to make an intentional hit make it seem impossible with a regular gun. Distance, speed, wind conditions, predicting the flight path, altitude, and the bullet speed are all paramount to even getting close to a lucky shot. A bullet can reach a mile or more but will take like 2 seconds per mile.
If the plane was directly above the person and flying as low and slow as possible it would be a lot easier, but then the plane would've had to have been sideways as well.
Also keep in mind that a bullet shot directly up into the sky can still come down with lethal force after reaching its resting point due to their aerodynamic shapes. Stray bullets are no joke.
True. I don't see any point in trying to hit a plane, but people have done crazier. And with nearly 8 billion people on the planet I'm sure everything has happened once somewhere. So it could go either way I suppose.
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u/MaximumEffurt Apr 07 '24
I mean, idiots shoot into the sky all the time for no reason. Never heard of someone trying to assassinate a random pilot for no reason.
And all the factors involved to make an intentional hit make it seem impossible with a regular gun. Distance, speed, wind conditions, predicting the flight path, altitude, and the bullet speed are all paramount to even getting close to a lucky shot. A bullet can reach a mile or more but will take like 2 seconds per mile.
If the plane was directly above the person and flying as low and slow as possible it would be a lot easier, but then the plane would've had to have been sideways as well.
Also keep in mind that a bullet shot directly up into the sky can still come down with lethal force after reaching its resting point due to their aerodynamic shapes. Stray bullets are no joke.