Re: High Speed Chicken Tests

["deano" <dsma@pigpond.com>]

I can assure you it's not an urban myth in regard to aircraft testing. I've
seen footage of it being done.
It all sounds so stupid though that many humourous items have been done
about this practice.
David Martin <d_martin@mountains.net.au> wrote in message
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> I saw a TV report about a facility in the US where they fire chickens at a
> helicopter which they fit with experimental windshields.
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> deano <dsma@pigpond.com> wrote in message
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> > They certainly do fire chickens at aircraft windscreens though. Not much
> in
> > Australia
> > but companies like Boeing are well experienced in chicken shots. They
also
> > fire frozen balls of water
> > to test hail resistance.
> > tony bailey <mercuryworldtvl@one.net.au> wrote in message
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> > > Urban myth!
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> > > Tony Bailey
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> > > >High Speed Chicken Tests
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