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In my 30+ years in Naval Aviation I learned to stay AWAY from props. I've
seen 2 seperate occassions when our P3 Orion (4 engines) hit deer on the
runway while the plane was landing. Talk about road kill!! What a mess
Lou
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> From: Armand & Lorie Ritchie <ritchie@mcn.org>
> To: tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: British Engineering Might
> Date: Wednesday, February 24, 1999 10:00 AM
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> >From: ritchie@mcn.org (Armand & Lorie Ritchie)
> >Subject: Re: British Engineering Might
> >Cc:
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> >>Another true story that I can vouch for since my father
> >>was involved.
> >>
> >>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.
> >>
> >>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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