In that case, I wasn't correct in what you were getting at. But I'm thinking of the possibility that it doesn't do that and just goes completely through soft tissue. That in addition to the possibility of missing under stressful conditions.
In addition to that, I don't believe most pilots prepare for the possibility that a jump seat passenger is going to try and interfere with their flight.
Ok but none of that answers the question I asked.
Here is what I am getting at.
Cabin pressurization is a process where the air is pumped into the cabin. Cabin pressurization is achieved due to the fuselage,
front bulkhead and rear bulkhead which are virtually airtight. A common misconception people have is that the entire aircraft is pressurized. However, in reality, only the fuselage section between the forward and aft bulkheads are pressurized. We call the pressurized section of the fuselage a pressure vessel. By definition, a pressure vessel is a container that is used to hold gases or liquids at a pressure higher or lower than the ambient (surrounding) pressure.
The
cockpit is
part of the
total pressure vessel.
A short period, very low volume, high pressure burst of the gas pressure from any firearm is going to quickly equilibrate to the pressure of the larger volume, constant pressure vessel.
I.e., A short term compression wave and higher pressure gasses from the firearm is going to quickly reach equilibrium (through gas dissipation) to the pressure of the larger volume pressure vessel.
The cockpit is part of the total volume of the aircraft's pressure vessel and will
not reach an overpressure condition due to the discharge of a firearm.