AEDC at 75: Distinct purpose earns Arnold AFB Chicken Gun lasting fame
A chicken carcass launched at the Arnold Air Force Base Bird Impact Range strikes the canopy of an F-16 Fighting Falcon during bird-strike impact testing at Arnold AFB, Tenn., in 1983. The range, often referred to as the “Chicken Gun,” was used to simulate in-flight bird strikes to aircraft canopies and other materials by launching chicken carcasses at test articles.
BRAD HICKS AEDC Contributor The occasional article about it still crops up from time to time. Its story remains a highlight of public tours of…
