General Electrics test jet engines. Among the many tests, it shoots birds into the jet engine fan-blades.I
know what it feels like to be aircraft engine stalled in the mid-air,
6,500 feet above the ground. It happened to me back in 1991, near Agua
Dulce airport, not far from Palmdale, CA. On the day, I flew
Cessna 152, a two-seater small aircraft. I was on my way to Las Vegas.
When I reached Barstow, I encountered strong gusty wind. I was jumping
up and donw in the seat due to strong turbulence, my head started
hitting the ceiling. Then I realized that if I was kept going, hitting a
mountain peak was inevitable before I reached Las...