The “Chicken Cannon” — How Jet Engines Survive Bird Strikes

What happens when a flock of birds meets a jet engine flying at 200 mph? Thanks to extreme engineering, the answer is usually: everyone lands safely. Before any jet engine is allowed to fly passengers, it must pass the "Chicken Cannon" test. Engineers fire poultry directly into the spinning blades of a jet engine to see how much damage it can take. Instead of exploding, these multi-million dollar turbines are engineered to swallow the impact, shred the debris, and spit it out the back. It’s a brutal test of extreme engineering. And the best part? Even if the engine fails completely, modern airliners are designed to keep flying perfectly on just one engine. ✈️ TheAeroGraphyOfficial — uncovering the real science and hidden mechanics of flight.