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IAR flight impact simulator facility

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Abstract
The pneumatic cannon described here was operated on a daily basis by the Structures and Materials Laboratory of the National Aeronautical Establishment from 1967 to 1985. From 1993 to 2004 the facility was operated as a GOCO (Government Owned Contractor Operated) facility of the renamed Institute for Aerospace Research (IAR). The Flight Impact Simulator Facility (FISF) was located in U-69 at Uplands and was commonly referred to as the "Bird Gun". It was unique in Canada and one of only a few such facilities in the world. Arnold Engineering Development Centre in TN and the guns at the University of Dayton in OH were the prime competitors in North America. There are also a few facilities in the hands of airframe and aircraft engine manufacturers. In 1984, after 10 years of collaboration with IAR, PPG Industries, a major supplier of aircraft transparencies, built an almost exact duplicate in Huntsville AL. IAR personnel commissioned the PPG gun which has since been referred to as “Mk II”. PPG fabricated a second copy for Fokker that ultimately ended up with Boeing. Since most guns are cobbled together out of material at hand it is a testament to this design that three examples were made operational.
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