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Stephen wrote:
> On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:32:55 +0000, Bill Pragnell <bil### [at] hotmail com>
> wrote:
>
>> Yeah, sounded a bit unbelievable. I can't see someone that stupid being
>> let near such a high-velocity launcher, let alone an aeroengine.
>
> Sorry Bill, I'm a bit confused. I thought that the bird and aero engine test to
> destruction was true. I certainly heard it when I worked on aero engines and
> when I worked for RR Aerospace, a couple of years ago.
> Or did you meant the train one?
Er, I'm confused now! I thought the *frozen* bird-into-engine sounded
unlikely. I'm well aware that room-temperature birds are fired into
engines.
I honestly couldn't comment on the train story; I read it in the New
Scientist some years back and it talked about the 'engineers' doing the
test being surprised when the locomotive and indeed their lab wall was
destroyed by the impact (this was also with frozen birds)... the story
made it sound like they were all fools. Although, thinking about it, the
guy who loaded the thrower might well have been someone else entirely
(assuming it's true).
:)
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