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    What is the "chicken gun" used for at Arnold Air Force Base in Tennessee?

    Question #76245. Asked by brainiac62. (Feb 22 07 6:17 PM)


    littlecleo

    		Normally used in aircraft safety testing to fire chicken carcasses into airplane windshields at flight speed, approximating the damage caused by bird strikes - to simulate the impact of loose tank foam hitting vulnerable parts of the space shuttle.
    http://urbanlegendsonline.com/govmil/chickengun.html

    Feb 22 07, 6:49 PM

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