Structural Integrity of a Pigeon

[IMMELMAN]

I am doing some research on aerodynamic forces and the range of loads that can be experienced when encountering sheer and turbulence. .Most data available is non-destructive ( NDT ) but I want to see when it will break. .I have often discovered parts of pigeons and other birds in my garden - obviously having encountered turbulence and broken up in flight. .I am thinking of doing windtunnel tests on pigeons, but not frozen chickens, 'cos I know they break windshields - they should be thawed out first - however, I still maintain that if you do meet a chicken-strike, it probably will be fozen. .Do any of you have any data on g-factors, stress vector reversals, etc that will cause a pigeon to break up in flight? If it is valid data, I will see you get a mention in the credits of my 'learned' paper. .ps; 'Management' tells me that the bird remains are because we have a cat - she did not know that if she capitalised that statement to 'CAT', she may have been on to something - thank you all for your help <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="confused.gif" />. . . . <small>[ 19 March 2002, 00:38: Message edited by: IMMELMAN ]</small>