Uses
The chicken gun was first used in the mid 1950s at de Havilland Aircraft, Hatfield, United Kingdom. It was fired with a correct countdown from a 'pill box' housed in the woods at de Havilland's. The chickens were killed shortly before firing and obtained from a local farm also at the edge of the woods. After firing, the jet engines were taken away and examined for damage. High-speed cameras recorded the complete action.
Another early use of a chicken gun was by the Royal Aeronautical (Aircraft) Establishment (RAE) in Farnborough, UK in 1961.
The United States Air Force commissioned the AEDC Ballistic Range S-3 to test airplane canopies. The gun was later used to test other aircraft parts such as the leading edges of wings.
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