I'm already at the end of my paragraph, and I haven't even finished speaking my third word. : memes

[-] tourist@lemmy.world 169 points 7 months ago

[-] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 40 points 7 months ago

Pretty much

[-] RIP_Cheems@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago

This sums it up so well.

[+] doctorcrimson@lemmy.world 60 points 7 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

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[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 15 points 7 months ago

Yeah, the initial velocity of the bullets would be the sum of the plane's velocity plus whatever velocity the bullets gain coming out of the barrel.

But, what apparently happened is perfectly believable (if extremely unlucky). It's not that the F-11 was faster than its bullets, it's that it flew in a way that its path intersected the path of the bullets it had fired. As soon as the bullets left the barrel they would have started slowing down, eventually ending up on a ballistic trajectory. The F-11 would have stayed at approximately the same speed, but if the pilot hit the afterburners it would have sped up considerably.

Still, the likelihood of the speeding up plane hitting the slowing down bullets is extremely low.

[-] Gilles_D@feddit.de 57 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

The Tiger gained the dubious distinction of being the first jet aircraft to shoot itself down. On 21 September 1956, during a test-firing of its 20 mm (0.79 in) cannons, pilot Tom Attridge fired two bursts midway through a shallow dive. As the trajectory of the cannon rounds decayed, they ultimately crossed paths with the Tiger as it continued its descent, disabling the aircraft and forcing Attridge to crash-land the aircraft; he survived with a broken leg and multiple broken vertebrae.

From Wikipedia

I think just saying that it hit itself due to its high speed doesn‘t really tell the whole story.

[-] Caboose12000@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago

thanks, I was looking for exactly this extra context

[-] atsum@feddit.ch 10 points 7 months ago

I think just saying that it hit itself due to its high speed doesn‘t really tell the whole story.

Well just like most descriptions of ADHD isn't it?

[-] ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 41 points 7 months ago

Imagine the fear and shock of test firing your guns into the water, speeding up and moving on, then suddenly your aircraft is shredded by a seemingly invisible force.

I'd shit out my heart.

[-] UNWILLING_PARTICIPANT@sh.itjust.works 14 points 7 months ago

Big acorn moment

[-] ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Why yes, I am capable of shooting myself in the foot at record speed as soon as I open my mouth. In fact it’s mandatory!

Lovely of you to notice!

[-] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 13 points 7 months ago

The problem with being faster than light is you're always in darkness.

[-] ICastFist@programming.dev 9 points 7 months ago

I like to imagine that fighter jet was used for plane jousting. Fuck missiles and machine guns, MELEE PLANES!

[-] Schnabeltierpoet@feddit.de 4 points 7 months ago

Oh no, NCD has another leak

[-] itsnotits@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

faster than its* own bullet

[-] conorab@lemmy.conorab.com 7 points 7 months ago

F-11 is confused…. It shot itself in its confusion.

[-] Zoop@beehaw.org 3 points 7 months ago

It's super effective!

[-] TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 months ago

This is an excellent example though.

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