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

April 26, 2017Tennessee Used

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

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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.