Time: Tue Mar 25 01:07:17 1997 by primenet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id SAA08811; Mon, 24 Mar 1997 18:50:50 -0700 (MST) id UAA22908; Mon, 24 Mar 1997 20:39:02 -0500 (EST) id UAA22892; Mon, 24 Mar 1997 20:38:59 -0500 (EST) id AA03578; Mon, 24 Mar 1997 20:38:58 -0500 by usr10.primenet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id SAA24422; Mon, 24 Mar 1997 18:34:27 -0700 (MST) Date: Tue, 25 Mar 1997 00:24:48 -0800 To: (Recipient list suppressed) From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar] Subject: SNET: SLS: Chicken Launcher (Long Beach, beware!!!!!!) -> SearchNet's SNETNEWS Mailing List <snip> >> The United States FAA has a unique device for testing the >> strength of windshields on airplanes. The device is a gun that >> launches a dead 6 lb. chicken at a plane's windshield at approximately >> the speed at which the plane flies. The theory is that, if the >> windshield doesn't crack from the carcass impact, it will survive a >> real collision with a bird during flight. >> It seems the British were very interested in this and wanted to >> test a windshield on a brand new, high-speed locomotive they were >> developing. They borrowed the FAA's chicken launcher, loaded a 6 >> lb. bird and, under the appropriate laboratory conditions, fired at >> point blank range into the windshield. The ballistic chicken shattered >> the new windshield, went through the engineer's chair, broke part of >> the instrument panel, and embedded itself into the back wall of the >> engine cab. In all, there was almost $70,000 damage to the prototype >> locomotive. The British were stunned, and asked the FAA to recheck the >> test to see if everything was done correctly. The FAA reviewed the >> test video and data thoroughly, but had only one recommendation. >> >> Next time, thaw the chicken first .... Paul Mitchell comments: Concorde, you're next!! <snip> ======================================================================== Paul Andrew, Mitchell, B.A., M.S. : Counselor at Law, federal witness email: [address in tool bar] : Eudora Pro 3.0.1 on Intel 586 CPU web site: http://www.supremelaw.com : library & law school registration ship to: c/o 2509 N. Campbell, #1776 : this is free speech, at its best Tucson, Arizona state : state zone, not the federal zone Postal Zone 85719/tdc : USPS delays first class w/o this ======================================================================== -> Send "subscribe snetnews " to majordomo@world.std.com -> Posted by: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar]
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