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From: jbrod@radarnet.hac.com (Jeff Brodsky)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Weird Cannon
Summary: Chicken Cannon Story
Message-ID: <1991Mar21.011112.5929@cbnews.att.com>
Date: 21 Mar 91 01:11:12 GMT
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From: jbrod@radarnet.hac.com (Jeff Brodsky)

The "chicken cannon" story is true.  A very close friend of mine works
for McDonnell Douglas, in flight test.

They use a frozen chicken, about 2 pounds.  Apparently this has the
typical weight/density of birds you might find airborne.  If I remember
correctly, the chicken is accellerated to about 200 miles per hour.

The "cannon" is a mechanically operated thing, and is fired at ALL 
aircraft designs, including commercial aircraft.  The FAA requires
a windscreen test, and this is one component.


Jeff


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