What would happen if a gun went off in a plane?

“An inadvertent firearm discharge could cause a distraction affecting passengers or flight crew. Lastly, a loaded weapon firing could strike an aircraft occupant or baggage handler.”

Can you shoot an airplane?

It is highly unlikely you will bring down the plane. This is movie BS. You would need a high performance surface to air missile to shoot a commercial airliner in cruise. Just like the Russians used on the Malaysian Airways flight.

How dangerous is it to shoot a bullet into the air?

Bullets fired into the air fall back against air resistance, thus reach terminal velocities which are much lower than their muzzle velocity at the time of leaving the barrel of a firearm. Thus they are nowhere near their initial dangerous velocity.

What happens when a bullet is fired straight up?

A bullet fired straight up will slow down, stop, then fall to earth again, accelerating until it reaches a point where its weight equals the resistance of the air. That’s its terminal velocity. For further insight, we turn to Hatcher’s Notebook (1962) by Major General Julian S. Hatcher, a U.S. Army ordnance expert.

Can you fire a gun into the air?

If you must fire a gun into the air, the way to minimize your potential risk to yourself and others is to: fire the bullet as close to vertical as possible (where it will lose the most speed), from a low altitude location (where air resistance is higher), in a rural, low-population-density area (where it’s less likely to hit a person),

How long does it take for a bullet to travel vertically?

The good news is that bullets fired vertically take anything from at least 15 seconds to over a minute, so next time you hear some one going berzerk with a gun, you have enough time to rush and take cover. Advertisement Twitter Facebook Google+ Pinterest Tumblr Linkedin Reddit Email Previous article