# The vital role of the goat in aircraft maintenace **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 4, 2007, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vital-role-of-the-goat-in-aircraft-maintenace/418044 "2007-09-04T21:08:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2007, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vital-role-of-the-goat-in-aircraft-maintenace/418044/21 "2007-09-05T11:01:33Z")
As well as cephalopod-based sexual deviancy. ---
**Author:** ![Slypork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2007, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vital-role-of-the-goat-in-aircraft-maintenace/418044/22 "2007-09-05T13:16:38Z")
[QUOTE=if6was9] They sacrificed a goat??? Awww, come on guys, it’s so simple. Maybe you need a refresher course. It’s all ball bearings nowadays. Aren’t you keeping up with the manuals? Now you prepare that Fetzer valve with some 3-in-1 oil and some gauze pads. And I’m gonna need 'bout ten quarts of anti-freeze, preferably Prestone. No, no make that Quaker State. [/QUOTE] That was the first thing I thought of when I saw this article. If you run out of goats, though, is it safe to use a sheep? ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2007, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vital-role-of-the-goat-in-aircraft-maintenace/418044/23 "2007-09-05T13:27:28Z")
> [@](#): > > If you run out of goats, though, is it safe to use a sheep? Depends. If it’s an avionics problem, yeah, probably you can get by. Engines, though, nothing less than a yak will do. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2007, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vital-role-of-the-goat-in-aircraft-maintenace/418044/24 "2007-09-05T13:45:00Z")
Sadly, I’ve flown Royal Nepal, I would have welcomed the goat sacrifice. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2007, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vital-role-of-the-goat-in-aircraft-maintenace/418044/25 "2007-09-05T14:08:57Z")
[QUOTE=Telemark] Sadly, I’ve flown Royal Nepal, I would have welcomed the goat sacrifice. [/QUOTE] In-flight meal was that bad, eh? ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2007, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vital-role-of-the-goat-in-aircraft-maintenace/418044/26 "2007-09-05T14:12:58Z")
[QUOTE=Boyo Jim] 😃 Didn’t see that comin’. [/QUOTE] Neither did the hamsters! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2007, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vital-role-of-the-goat-in-aircraft-maintenace/418044/27 "2007-09-05T14:51:30Z")
[QUOTE=El\_Kabong] In-flight meal was that bad, eh? [/QUOTE] That too, but let’s just say the plane and crew didn’t inspire overwhelming confidence. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2007, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vital-role-of-the-goat-in-aircraft-maintenace/418044/28 "2007-09-05T15:09:50Z")
How many goats did Steve Fossett sacrifice before setting out? Not enough, I’ll wager. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2007, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vital-role-of-the-goat-in-aircraft-maintenace/418044/29 "2007-09-05T15:22:48Z")
Odd. Usually they sacrifice mountain goats. by crashing a plane into them at 14,000 feet. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2007, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vital-role-of-the-goat-in-aircraft-maintenace/418044/30 "2007-09-05T15:24:55Z")
If My plane crashes in the Andes, can I eat the goats? I suppose I should eat the squid first, as that won’t keep fresh so long. ---
**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2007, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vital-role-of-the-goat-in-aircraft-maintenace/418044/31 "2007-09-05T15:34:58Z")
[QUOTE=Mangetout] How many goats did Steve Fossett sacrifice before setting out? Not enough, I’ll wager. [/QUOTE] 😛 Made my day to see that I will not be alone in hell! ---
**Author:** ![Mrs.Cake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2acd7d/32.png) [@Mrs.Cake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs.Cake)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2007, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vital-role-of-the-goat-in-aircraft-maintenace/418044/32 "2007-09-05T20:17:44Z")
I forget, is it lambs or oxen for rotorcraft? ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2007, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vital-role-of-the-goat-in-aircraft-maintenace/418044/33 "2007-09-05T21:02:31Z")
[QUOTE=Mangetout] It’s a foxes and rabbits thing, mostly. [/QUOTE] Giant 12 foot tall rabbits with teeth as long as a talking cat’s arm? ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2007, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vital-role-of-the-goat-in-aircraft-maintenace/418044/34 "2007-09-05T21:41:02Z")
[QUOTE=Mrs. Cake] I forget, is it lambs or oxen for rotorcraft? [/QUOTE] I’m pretty sure it’s chickens. Anything bigger is likely to mess up the rotor when you toss it in. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2007, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vital-role-of-the-goat-in-aircraft-maintenace/418044/35 "2007-09-05T21:42:45Z")
[QUOTE=erie774] That was the first thing I thought of when I saw this article. If you run out of goats, though, is it safe to use a sheep? [/QUOTE] Not for the sheep. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2007, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vital-role-of-the-goat-in-aircraft-maintenace/418044/36 "2007-09-05T22:27:03Z")
If you’re maintaining Hovercraft, you gotta use eels. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2007, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vital-role-of-the-goat-in-aircraft-maintenace/418044/37 "2007-09-06T02:55:53Z")
[And squirrels for cars](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=435408). ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2007, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vital-role-of-the-goat-in-aircraft-maintenace/418044/38 "2007-09-06T05:06:13Z")
[QUOTE=Shagnasty] goats … will be out there partying and consuming everything in sight. [/quote] [No kidding.](http://pets.webshots.com/photo/2103700960000735275hYMHzp) > [@](#): > > Goats are good people. [And easily contented with the simple joys in life.](http://pets.webshots.com/photo/2817940830000735275gVJFZy) ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2007, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vital-role-of-the-goat-in-aircraft-maintenace/418044/39 "2007-09-06T13:10:24Z")
[QUOTE=TokyoPlayer] That would be above the door and on the side posts, but wrong god. [/QUOTE] But is just the main door where the jetway connects enough, or do you have to get all the emergency exits as well? ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2007, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vital-role-of-the-goat-in-aircraft-maintenace/418044/40 "2007-09-06T13:15:27Z")
If you have properly done the sacrifice, you only need the main door. Duh! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vital-role-of-the-goat-in-aircraft-maintenace/418044.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vital-role-of-the-goat-in-aircraft-maintenace/418044.md?page=3)