Re: AI

The Coast Guard used pigeons to look for survivors at sea.  They had a
cage
built under an HH-52 helicopter and they would peck at one of three
switches, left right or center and that would make an indicator light in
the
cockpit.  The pilots were to steer to the light.  Unfortunately the
HH-52
had a sometimes tempremental engine and while testing had to do an
unplanned
water landing.	Pidgeon cage was underwater when the -52 was floating on
its
boat shaped hull. :(

Magic

----- Original Message -----
From: Andrew Martin <Al.Bri@xtra.co.nz>
To: <gzg-l@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 3:08 AM
Subject: Re: AI

> Pigeons are easier to train. This was done in the fifties with the
idea of
> using pigeons to pilot ICBMs.
>
> Andrew Martin
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