You don't have to fire upward. In both cases I linked to the rounds were fired at the earth's surface. The rounds begin decelerating due to wind resistance as soon as they leave the barrel, but the aircraft is still maintaining or accelerating its speed.2farnorth wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2019 9:54 pm If you fire at an slight upward angle then fly under the bullet path at high speed you can catch or pass the rounds. The rounds are slowing down rapidly and starting to fall They are dangerous if you ingest one in the engine or hit a live HEI (explosive). It's been part of "don't do training" for decades.
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NL: Shooter runs into path of own bullets
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/201 ... om-itself/
And not the first time: https://www.popularmechanics.com/milita ... self-down/
Even if you follow all four rules you can still shoot yourself by accident.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/