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OBJECT TYPE: bird body/4 lb
DATE: 1967
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2013.0141.013

MANUFACTURER: National Research Council of Canada, Institute for Aerospace Research
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 13
Total Parts: 14
AKA: bird bag
Patents: N/A
General Description: Off-white synthetic [nylon] bag tied closed with off-white synthetic rope. [Bag contains clear synthetic bag ( sand?), intended to represent bird body]

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 15.0 cm
Width: 12.0 cm
Height: 24.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Research
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: NRC
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Used between 1968- 2009.
Canada: Operated as it was by a permanent staff working for a government organisation, the 10-inch gun was used to test a variety of aircraft types produced by many companies based in foreign countries. Foreign companies came to Uplands because they knew the staff and equipment could provide them with the information they needed. As a result, NRC played a crucial role in making flying safer. It is very likely, if not almost certain, that the flight impact simulators located in Ottawa were the inspiration for the Chicken Cannon irregularly put to use on the CBC’s weekly television show Royal Canadian Air Farce. The Chicken Cannon made its appearance on Friday, March 4th, 1994. It was apparently last fired on Thursday, December 18th or Friday, December 19th, 2008, at the taping of the show’s very popular New Year’s special. Throughout the years, the Chicken Cannon was loaded and fired by one of the show’s most popular character, Colonel “Teresa” Stacey, played by Don Ferguson. As well as a sizeable number of rubber chickens, the Chicken Cannon fired a bewildering variety of items, primarily food, at photos of individuals, either Canadian or foreign, who were deemed to be the most annoying at the time. Viewers proposed many targets. [Ref. 1]
Function: Specific: To contain prepared bird body during use in 10" flight impact simulator
Technical: “Simulated” 4-pound bird package in Nylon bag. [Ref. 5]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None evident.
Missing: Unknown.
Finish: Off-white synthetic [nylon] bag tied closed with off-white synthetic rope. [Bag contains clear synthetic bag ( sand?), intended to represent bird body]
Decoration: N/A

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National Research Council of Canada, Institute for Aerospace Research, Container, circa 1967, Artifact no. 2013.0141, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2013.0141.013/

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