Informal Request for ATI Records Previously Released

Organization: National Research Council Canada

Year: 2024

Month: October

Request Number: A-2024-24

Request Summary: Records from the Aerospace division of the National Research Council regarding (questions 4-15 from 1967 onward): (1) Are there bird simulants that are approved by the Canadian government to be used in the place of bird carcasses during certification of aircraft parts? (2) What stages of the certification process are bird simulants approved for? (3) What government body/position is responsible for approving bird simulants to be used in certification tests? (4) How many bird carcasses have been used in bird strike tests? (5) How many bird carcasses have been used in bird ingestion tests? (6) How many bird simulants have been used in bird strike tests? (7) How many bird simulants have been used in bird ingestion tests? (8) What are the names of the models of bird simulants used? (9) How much money has the government spent on R&D and purchasing (separated, not aggregated please) of bird simulants for strike and ingestion tests? (10) How much money has the government spent on purchasing bird carcasses for strike and ingestion tests? (11) How much money has the government spent on drone strike and ingestion tests (separated, not aggregated please)? Please provide this data with and without the cost of the drone. (12) Please provide the weight of bird carcasses used in bird strike tests. (13) Please provide the weight of bird carcasses used in bird ingestion tests. (14) Please provide the age and type of birds used (i.e., species and, if chickens, whether they are laying hens or broiler (meat) chickens). If this level of detail is unavailable for chickens, please provide the name of farms so the type of bird can be determined. (15) Have any government aviation/aerospace institutions received or provided funding to poultry agricultural organizations/institutions? If yes, what amount and for what purpose?

Disposition: All disclosed

Number of pages: 4

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