Subject: Rolls-Royce Jet engine bird test
Scary stuff, best if you read the text first.
How to blow several million dollars in seconds Attached is video of an RR Trent 900 engine on a test stand undergoing a ’Bird Ingestion’ test.
This test is accomplished by firing a bird, {generally a dead chicken complete with feathers and internal organs} at the engine. This test
is considered a success if the failure was completely contained, {i.e. No engine parts penetrated the engine cases or the aircra