And still somewhat frozen!!!

John Lee
Vaske Computer Solutions

At 09:28 AM 5/17/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Sooo,
>
>That's where they get the chicken they serve on those long flights. I
>always wondered. :)
>
>John Zoltak
>North American Mfg Co
>Cleveland Ohio
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Bruce Toback [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: Friday, May 14, 1999 6:21 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] Friday humor...
>>
>>
>> Jeff Kell quotes Yahoo Internet Life (an oxymoron if I've
>> ever heard one):
>>
>> >>True story?
>> >>
>> >>Sometimes it DOES take a rocket scientist: Scientists at
>> NASA built a
>> >>gun specifically to launch dead chickens at the windshields of
>> >>airliners, military jets, and the space shuttle, all traveling at
>> >>maximum velocity. The idea was to simulate the frequent incidents of
>> >>collisions with airborne fowl to test the strength of the
>> windshields.
>>
>> I don't know about the part with the British engineers, but shooting
>> chickens at jet engines is a routine part of certification (of the
>> engines, not the chickens) and has been for many years. The
>> engine has to
>> be able to ingest the bird without breaking up and flying apart, which
>> would obviously be dangerous (to the aircraft occupants as well as the
>> bird).
>>
>> -- Bruce
>>
>>
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