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 have 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