on 2006/01/27 7:33 AM, Andrew Fildes at afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Reminds me of a story I heard regarding Rolls Royce testing prototype
> jet engines with chickens from the supermarket...
> AndrewF
The National Research Council in Ottawa had (and probably still has) a
chicken gun for testing aircraft resistance to bird strikes. I got to tour
as a student. No demo unfortunately, but the previously-tested windshields
were pretty sobering.
They keep the chickens in a freezer until they're needed, and say that it is
*essential* to thaw the chicken. :-)
Andrew
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