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Originally posted by defcon5
This is so you miss the nice line above it, in now almost too small to read letters, which says, “ On September 11, 2001, American Airlines flight #11 and #77 and United Airlines #93 and #175 were hijacked by terrorists. Therefore, on-time statistics are not available for these flights.”
So what? It's a bank!
So what is the point of all this, this shows nothing but the route of an American West aircraft that has nothing to do with the events other then being in the air that morning with 10 thousand other aircraft. The reason that it shows up as back at CMH is because it’s obviously routed to fly from CMH to DCA then back to CMH followed by going to PHX at 13:59. There is nothing unusual about this, many aircraft come and go from the same airport throughout the day, and many return back to the airport they flew out of in the morning to terminate for the evening. This is SOP for airlines.
If you’re saying that the plane was used to be a diversion, then that is just silly. Don’t you think that the people whose attention it was supposed to draw would notice if it made a near miss instead of hitting the building? Don’t you think that the passengers would have noticed almost descending into a building followed by pulling up to avoid it at the last second?Don’t you think they would have seen the explosion out the windows?
Besides the fact that even if a 757 and an A320 are similar in size, though an A320 is stubbier and its body thicker, the colors are different. AA planes are silver, red and blue; AW are white, burgundy, and aqua…
Again, So what?
They knew the plane was heading to DC, they new that they were being used to ram buildings by this point. If I remember the day correctly, they were evacuating lots of buildings with large numbers of people in them that morning, including the Sears Tower. It has NOTHING whatsoever to do with the Pentagon strike, it has to do with common sense. An airport makes a very attractive target mainly do to the fuel it stores and the amount of people in proximity to it. They knew at least one if not two planes were headed in that direction, again, it’s an airport, and they have access to ATC and radar. They knew its position and direction when it dropped from sight, thus they new they were in the possible target swath. So I am sure that the ADO decided to evac his building to ensure everyone’s safety, seems like a no brainer to me…
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11, 2001 -- Personnel who left the Pentagon after a terrorist attack said the evacuation of the building this morning was remarkably calm.
www.defenselink.mil...
9:45 a.m.: The White House evacuates.
archives.cnn.com...
As to your witnesses they cannot even decide what they saw, so obviously their ability to identify what it was is well within the realm of being questionable. You list Steve Patterson and a few others, what is their aviation background, angle, and distance from the event?
PS.. I am still waiting to hear what an engine does when it sustains a catastrophic failure, you just seem to avoid this question and never answer it, why?
Originally posted by Zaphod58
Ah yes, the Rense JT8D. Rense.com would have you believe that the engine in the picture is the Pratt and Whitney JT8D, and that the A-3 Skywarrior used the same engine.
Originally posted by Mister_Narc
Yeah, that's it. Look again. That was damage control. Flight's 93 and 175 had wheel's off time. Flight 11 and 77 didn't. That caption you are referring to was put there and changed after the fact.
Originally posted by Mister_Narc
Yeah, that was Jon Carlson and Karl Schwarz.
And regardless of your completely irrelevant and invalid analysis.
It isn't an RB211.
I will have some info from Joe on this one.
Originally posted by Zaphod58
Whatever. I'd still like to see the plane that uses an engine bigger than an SUV.
Originally posted by Zaphod58
Edit to add: However the A-3 used the JT3D/J57, and that looks way too big to be a tiny little JT8D.
[edit on 2/10/2006 by Zaphod58]
Engine Characteristics
Fan tip diameter: 39.9 - 49.2 in
Length, flange to flange: 120.0 - 154.1 in / 10 ft - 12.84 ft.
Takeoff thrust: 14,000 - 21,700 lb
Flat rated temperature: 77 - 84° F
Bypass ratio: 0.96 - 1.74
Overall pressure ratio: 15.4 - 21.0
Fan pressure ratio: 1.92 - 2.21
Name: SkyWarrior
Designation: A3
Manufacturer: Douglas Aircraft Aircraft Co
Type: Carrier-based attack bomber
Crew: Pilot, Bombardier, 3rd crewman
Power Plant: Two Pratt & Whitney J57-P-6 turbojets
Dimensions: Span 72' 6
Weight: 70,000 lbs gross
Speed: 630 mph
Range: 1050 st mile
Originally posted by Howiethejew
It is quite obvious from the penetration of 3 rings that a missile of some sort was used (as seen in the released 5 frames) ...