Chicken Gun - a pneumatic gun shoot at the planes dead chickens medium size Bashny.Net

Chicken Gun - a pneumatic gun is a large diameter, is used to test the strength of aviation safety glass and aircraft engines. It is well known that the planes are often faced with the birds in flight, and this fact poses a danger both for passengers and for the pilots of the aircraft. Most parts of the aircraft are strong enough to withstand the impact of birds at high speed. Jet engines can cause serious damage. Cabin window despite the fact that they are made of durable materials, are also vulnerable.

Chicken Gun is designed to simulate a collision with birds at a high speed. It is named after its unusual shell: dead chicken medium size. Chicken is used to simulate a large bird in flight. The goal is fixed on the test bench, and the gun fired chicken in the engine, windshield, or other parts of the aircraft. Video cameras shoot in slow motion the whole process on film.

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