>From: ritchie@mcn.org (Armand & Lorie Ritchie)
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>>Another true story that I can vouch for since my father
>>was involved.
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>>The FAA (called CAA back when) had a research center at
>>the Indianapolis Weir Cook Airport called TDC (Technical
>>Development Center). They too were shooting chickens at
>>aircraft windshields with a compressed air gun that shot
>>them at speeds of about 120 MPH.
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>>The SPCA heard about the tests and were abhorred at this
>>abuse of live chickens. They insisted that the FAA kill the
>>chickens first!
I remember seeing a TV show when I was a kid in the fifties. They were
shooting turkey carcass's out of a compressed air cannon not at windshields
but at running engines mounted on a test stand. If I remember right they
were testing to see if the engines and props could take a hit from a large
flying bird. I remember that the turkey's were wrapped up in paper and
tied with string. It was a weird sight. The big props just chopped them
up like minced meat and didn't loose a beat.
Armand Ritchie
ritchie@mcn.org
Armand & Lorie Ritchie
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