Robert Zirpolo wrote:
>
> I have a friend who used to work for Pratt & Whitney and their version of
> the chicken launcher was a nitrogen powered cannon that would launch a 10-12
> pound bird (I think they used geese) into a running jet engine to see what
> effect it would have (on the engine that is). I'm sure each manufacturer of
> aircraft has their own version of a machine like this. But it doesn't beat
> the pumpkin launchers that I saw that can launch a mid sized pumpkin between
> 1500-2600 ft!
>
> Regards,
>
> Robert Zirpolo
Excuse my ignorance, but why would anyone care to launch a pumpkin so
much as a centimeter, much less 2600 ft? Would that be a test used only
on the engines of VERY low-flying aircraft?
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Rick Hoefle 1964 Tiger B9470508 - HIS
1969 MGC - HERS
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