One more Bird yarn

[DTCwordfan]

It seems the United States' FAA has a unique device for testing windshield strength on airplanes. It is a gun that fires a dead chicken at a plane's windshield at about the same speed the plane flies. The theory is that if the windshield doesn't crack from the impact, it could survive a real collision with a bird during flight.

The French wanted to test the device on a new highspeed TGV locomotive they are developing, so they borrowed the FAA's chicken launcher, loaded a chicken, and fired.

The bird not only shattered the windshield, but also went through the engineer's chair, broke an instrument panel and embedded itself in the back wall of the engine cab.

The stunned French asked the FAA to re-check the procedure to see if they had missed something.

The FAA reviewed the test thoroughly and came back with just one recommendation. "Thaw the bird out first."

[missprim]

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