# 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:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**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, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vital-role-of-the-goat-in-aircraft-maintenace/418044/41 "2007-09-06T13:19:03Z")
Then I guess the answer to question of “Why is this flight unlike any other flights?” would be that you might actually get somewhere on time for once. ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2007, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vital-role-of-the-goat-in-aircraft-maintenace/418044/42 "2007-09-06T13:24:27Z")
[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] Well whatever floats your boat I guess. 😃 Camels have a tendancy to spit, stay away from camels ---
**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, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vital-role-of-the-goat-in-aircraft-maintenace/418044/43 "2007-09-06T13:28:40Z")
[QUOTE=chowder] Well whatever floats your boat I guess. 😃 Camels have a tendancy to spit, stay away from camels [/QUOTE] Though considering how the major airlines have been this summer, I think I’d rather take my chances in a Sopwith Camel. ---
**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 6, 2007, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vital-role-of-the-goat-in-aircraft-maintenace/418044/44 "2007-09-06T14:55:10Z")
I once heard that for Autogyros, one must sacrifice a Llama. True or false? ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2007, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vital-role-of-the-goat-in-aircraft-maintenace/418044/45 "2007-09-06T15:12:41Z")
[QUOTE=Bosda Di’Chi of Tricor] I once heard that for Autogyros, one must sacrifice a Llama. True or false? [/QUOTE] Well, a regular gyro is usually lamb I think. ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2007, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vital-role-of-the-goat-in-aircraft-maintenace/418044/46 "2007-09-06T15:15:30Z")
Goats are fun. I like goats and there is nothing quite like barbecued goat meat. I wouldn’t mind having a goat or two sacrificed to me if they were young and I got to eat 'em. ---
**Author:** ![chowder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/977dab/32.png) [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2007, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vital-role-of-the-goat-in-aircraft-maintenace/418044/47 "2007-09-06T15:49:03Z")
Before or after the felchers have been at it? ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2007, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vital-role-of-the-goat-in-aircraft-maintenace/418044/48 "2007-09-06T19:55:11Z")
[QUOTE=El\_Kabong] … Guess the second one was for insurance, or is there some guideline for number of goats sacrificed based on maximum takeoff weight? Anyway, apparently the action rectified the unidentified electrical problem, for which I (and no doubt future Nepal Airlines passengers) am glad. Not sure the goats are too pleased about it, however. [/QUOTE] “Look at this mess, Arup! I’m afraid this is gonna be a two-goater.” ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2007, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vital-role-of-the-goat-in-aircraft-maintenace/418044/49 "2007-09-06T20:16:29Z")
[QUOTE=Boyo Jim] 😃 Didn’t see that comin’. [/QUOTE] no goat see? ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2007, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vital-role-of-the-goat-in-aircraft-maintenace/418044/50 "2007-09-07T11:35:44Z")
[QUOTE=chowder] Before or after the felchers have been at it? [/QUOTE] Well, so long as I didn’t KNOW the felchers had been there first-------------- ---
**Author:** ![Barking\_Dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Barking\_Dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barking_Dog)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2007, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vital-role-of-the-goat-in-aircraft-maintenace/418044/51 "2007-09-07T14:00:25Z")
[QUOTE=NinjaChick] Truly, when _aren’t_ goats at very least useful, if not vital? The only thing I can imagine would be a goat infestation - but that would imply such a thing as “too many goats”, which is clearly absurd. [/QUOTE] “Well, there’s your problem. You got goats in your walls!” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-vital-role-of-the-goat-in-aircraft-maintenace/418044.md?page=2)