... Explosive Decompression....

LawsomE

Have see the results of aircraft hitting birds, 1 to 10 lbs, and
taking out the cockpit canopy. Unless the carcass hit the pilot and
caused major damage to him, all the aircraft I know of (over 55 years)
have been flown back and landed ok.

There are records of these events if you want to take the time to
research.

Since the majority of these aircraft have been landed safely why do
you think a 2-4 oz bullet through the windscreen would cause the
aircraft to crash if it broke the windscreen?

Big John
Pilot ROCAF


On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 12:42:31 GMT, "LawsonE" wrote:


"Jack" wrote in message
...
On 2004/01/17 16:12, in article
et, "LawsonE"
wrote:

Fine, but how many shots into the windscreen would it take to destroy a
plane going 500 mph at 30,000 ft?

My guess is that 3 shots in the same area would be more than sufficient
to
make the plane unflyable. 2 might be enough or even 1.

My guess is, you have no clue about windscreens, 30,000 feet, 500 mph, or
"shots" (with the possible exception of alcoholic drinks).

Any number of knowledgeable people have repeatedly told you and all the
other hand-wringers the straight truth about guns in airliners and yet you
absolutely refuse to accept their statements, despite having no expertise
of
your own.

Use as many shots as you want, ace. In fact you can jettison the bleeding
windscreen if you like and it will not "destroy the airplane", though it
will temporarily disturb the repose of the Captain.

Guffaw. So you're saying that a single bullet fired in a non-moving plane is
the same as getting rid of the windscreen in the cockpit while it is
travelling 500mph?


I probably shouldn't be flippant about it, in case there are some
open-minded folks here who are sincerely concerned about the issue, but it
is obvious that you are not one of them.

I think that "open-minded" is an interesting way of describing things, given
your statement above...