Old Speckled Hen Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Another use for battery hens Did anybody see Richard Hammond fire oven ready chooks at bits of an airplane last night? You'd think in this modern age there would be some man made alternative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I saw it I was Hopefully its a niche market and not too many chickens are fired out of cannons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vivihen Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 It is such a waste. I was upset to see all those eggs wasted on 'Being Human' too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoid Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 But they have to test planes etc, and they have to be as realistic as possible, so a man made alternative would not work. Its either chicken being fired out of a cannon or a plane exploding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 I disagree with n number of chickens being made available for Richard Hammond to film .... a point that I did not make clear iniitally. I do see your point, of course but I wonder how much similar research is already on file. Now that we know that a chicken strike at 180 knots will not dent an Airbus it would be comforting to know that the technical info would be widely available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutrix Farmers Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Surely though chicken isn't realistic. I know mine can reach 3 feet, but hardly high enough to cause a 747 to panic. Why not use pigeons aka vermin with wings!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 Surely though chicken isn't realistic. I know mine can reach 3 feet, but hardly high enough to cause a 747 to panic. Why not use pigeons aka vermin with wings!!! Ahh ...... it's not a 747 but a French Airbus made in Toulouse. They of the inhumane Toulouse sausage. Maybe french chickens can fly to the rotating height of french passenger aircraft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Someone on here did have the signature 'eagles may soar but chickens don't fly into jet engines' I think its to do with weight. A chicken is more simialar in weight to a lot of birds of prey than a pigeon. I guess another threat to aircraft are geese which again are a lot bigger than pigeons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 When I did my training for a certain airline, we were told that all individual engines where tested for blade strength, by firing a frozen goose into it. Funnily enough, we had a flock of seagulls fly into one engine yesterday Ok, maybe not so funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 But they have to test planes etc, and they have to be as realistic as possible, so a man made alternative would not work. Its either chicken being fired out of a cannon or a plane exploding. I'm sure they could get something the same weight and size as a bird to simulate bird strikes rather than use chickens. Certainly upset me to see it, although I too want to know that planes are made of safe stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
