Yes, you can see a bullet in flight, but it requires specific conditions like good lighting, a dark background, and often slower bullet speeds or the visible "bullet trace" (air distortion/vapor trail) from supersonic rounds, which experienced shooters can spot using scopes or under ideal atmospheric conditions. While most bullets are too fast for the naked eye to track as a distinct object, you might see glints of light or the atmospheric effect (trace) they create, especially with slower pistol rounds or large-caliber rifle bullets.
In 1/1000 sec the rifle bullet travels around 0.85m. So shooting a bullet at 120fps, at ANY shutter speed faster than 1/125th sec, means that the frame would need to be at least 7m wide, if not closer to 15 metres wide, to have any chance of catching the bullet in flight somewhere in a frame.
This is because the cabin of the aircraft is pressurized, and the hole will only create a small leak, which wouldn't affect the pressure level of the cabin. So, there's not a big threat there.
A bullet could damage critical components like wiring or the cockpit's instrument panel. Bullets hitting fuel tanks in the wings or fuselage could cause leaks or potentially ignite an explosion.
For instance, Verstrepen said, if a fly “lands on your food while you're eating, it's not a problem because the food is warm, and [the microbes] won't have time to multiply.” But if the fly lands while the food sits in a store, and it stays there for a while, “that can be a way to get ill because you'll get more ...
Faster than a jet and by the time the fly registers the bullets movement, it would a already traveled over 20 feet meaning it will get hit before it can react.
She argues that landings are riskier than takeoffs due to fewer escape options. “It's a really critical moment, especially for midair collisions and other incidents,” Schiavo emphasized. “When you're taking off, you have the runway in front of you.
A bullet will accelerate until it leaves the barrel, typically around Mach 3. It will then immediately start decelerating at slightly more than 10 metres per second per second - gravity and air resistance will slow it down. At some point high in the air (work it out yourself) the bullet will stop and begin falling.
A 2017 National Transportation Safety Board study that investigated 20 plane crashes since 1971 found that those sitting in the back of the plane had a higher chance of staying alive than those in the front. Additionally, those placed nearby the wing also had a better chances of survival.
That would be Bruce Campbell, a retired electrical engineer from Oregon who converted a Boeing 727 into his unique home, living there for about $370 a month (covering property taxes and utilities) after purchasing the retired jet in 1999 for $100,000 to fulfill his vision of sustainable upcycling.
If all else fails it can deploy flares and shaft to further disrupt missile guidance. So it's highly unlikely that a missile could bring it down. Moreover Air Force one is packed with advanced communication equipment including 87 telephones all integrated with a cutting edge long range communication system.
The Case for One Eye Closed
This method is often preferred for long-range shooting because it helps the shooter focus more precisely on distant targets. Closing one eye can eliminate distractions from the peripheral vision and make it easier to concentrate solely on the target and the reticle.
If fired vertically into the air, a bullet can reach a height of up to around 2 miles. But because of the various forces acting on a projectile that is fired in this way, the shooter is extremely unlikely to be hit by one of his own bullets as it comes back down.
The 2 PM rule on Mount Everest is a critical safety guideline requiring climbers to turn back from the summit by 2:00 PM, regardless of their progress, to avoid descending in darkness and dangerous afternoon weather changes, which significantly increases fatality risks from exhaustion, oxygen depletion, and getting lost. This rule ensures climbers get back to camp before dark, as the descent from the "Death Zone" is treacherous and many tragedies occur due to pushing past this deadline.
More Ocean Means More Fuel And Higher Costs
Flying over the ocean means planes have to carry extra fuel, just in case they need to turn back or reroute. More fuel adds more weight. This makes the flight more expensive for the airline. So, airlines try to plan routes that save fuel and stay close to airports.
Francys Arsentiev (January 18, 1958 – May 24, 1998) was the first American woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest without using bottled oxygen, on May 22, 1998. Both she and her husband, Sergei Arsentiev, died during the descent. Her body was visible to climbers until 2007, when it was moved from view.
Pilot error is the number one cause of aviation accidents. Piloting an aircraft requires lengthy training, a knowledge of the mechanical components of an aircraft, and hand-eye coordination skills to effectively and safely maneuver an aircraft. Pilots also have to think ahead.
Turbulence during the middle of a long haul flight . Especially when you are in the middle of nowhere or water. Having turbulence during take off or landing is “expected” but during hour 7 on a 12 hour flight? Always think the worst is about to happen.
“According to my experience, the best time to fly is between 4 am and 7 am," says Alexandra Dubakova, a travel advisor with Freetour who has flown more than 50 times this year. "I never encountered a single delay in 10 years in this window as opposed to 6 pm to 10 pm, when two out of three flights were delayed."
Armadillo 'armour' – composed of bony plates known as osteoderms – has been seen to deflect bullets. In one incident, a Texan man was hit in the face when his own bullet bounced back from an armadillo that he tried to shoot - justice perhaps?
You shot a massive rail gun towards the earth from the moon, the projectile would move fast enough to escape the moon's gravity and it would keep speeding through space until it reached earth's atmosphere but at that speed, the metal would start to melt and the bullet would be torn apart before it hit the ground.
Bullet ant, Paraponera clavata
“Pure, intense, brilliant pain. Like walking over flaming charcoal with a three-inch nail embedded in your heel.”