Originally posted by Denholm
He should have gone home with a pilot injury. Send the film to HTC.
Depends on the angle and point of entry.
If theyre comin in from the 12 o clock position, yeah, he would but I doubt anyone would truely fly a HO with a 110 and have enough to do 97 more rounds :]
I say it's a bunch of luck, if they come in in the right spot and right angle, there's no chance of pilot wounds... I've had multiple canopy shots but no wound...
It also depends on the distance of fire, his manuvering, spread of the fire, convergence etc...
If he's shooting from d800+ with convergence set at oh say a fairly midway d400 while he's weaving, the spreads gonna be interesting therefore the fire wouldn't be concentrated, also depends on where the hits were.
There are "strong points" and "weak points" and it seems it hit most of the "strong points" (mid wing end of elevator etc...) so I see this more as an inexperianced pilot, shooting either a VERY lucky one or a very skilled one. I think there's too much to be taken into consideration to say that "that bird shouldn't be going home" of "there should be this damage", angles of attack, distance, spread, speed, etc... too many factors...
