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Originally posted by weedwhacker
There is a Dutch documentary about 9/11, was about one hour long, and is broken up into the YouTube "bit-sized" bits. There is a segment floating around, of the one below, that has subtitles in English. This one (Part 4) is what I've found, just in first searches. It IS in Dutch, unfortunately. But, this is an Internation Board, and I'm sure we have some native Dutch speakers out there....
This shows some very average pilots (at least, I think they have SOME flying experience) in a fairly generic full motion simulator re-creating the flights into the Pentagon....three times, each time hitting the target with relative ease.
Dutch Pentagon Attack Recreation A Fraud? - Simulator Not Certified, Not A 757
(Pilotsfor911truth.org) - Some may be aware of a video in which Dutch Researchers at the National Aerospace Laboratory recreate the Pentagon Attack in a flight simulator with what they claim is an "inexperienced pilot", in an attempt to prove that it is "not impossible" for Hani Hajour --the alleged hijacker pilot of American Airlines Flight 77-- to have performed such a maneuver. Others, mostly anonymous, attempt to use this outdated video in a poor attempt to discredit seasoned 757/767 Captains speaking out. Since the release of "9/11: World Trade Center Attack" featuring interviews with 757/767 Captains from United and American Airlines who have attempted to recreate the maneuvers reported on 9/11, Pilots For 9/11 Truth have once again come under fire. Captains from United, American and other airlines have attempted to recreate the maneuvers performed on 9/11 and found it highly unlikely to impossible for any inexperienced pilot to have accomplished such maneuvers (See "9/11: World Trade Center Attack" and "Pandora's Black Box - Chapter Two - Flight Of American 77" at pilotsfor911truth.org... for more details).
The Dutch simulation test was performed prior to the release of the Flight Data Recorder information, so clearly the Dutch researchers did not have any scientific data to examine the maneuver, nor implement the maneuver properly. Their main focus was to debunk claims made that the turning maneuver was impossible, which we agree is possible according to the data now released. However, other aspects of the flight path are impossible (See "9/11: Attack On The Pentagon" at pilotsfor911truth.org...).
Pilots For 9/11 Truth contacted the National Aerospace Laboratory in the Netherlands in an attempt to clarify some details of this simulator test.
These were the questions asked:
1. Prior to the above simulation, how long has Mr. Ruigrok worked for NLR and in what capacity?
2. Prior to above simulation, how much total flight time did Mr. Ruigrok have logged? In what type aircraft? How much time in a 757 Flight simulator?
3. Your video states Mr. Ruigrok has flight time in flight simulators and light aircraft as did Hani Hanjour, the reported Hijacker/pilot of American Airlines Flight 77. As Mr Ruigrok enters the simulator in the video, the narrator goes on to state Mr Ruigrok had some "practice" as "Hani probably did too". How much practice did Mr Ruigrok have flying the maneuver prior to videotaping the maneuver?
4. The speed used for the simulation was stated as 800 km/h. This is 30 knots less than the speeds reported by the 9/11 Commission. Do you have any video tape showing the airspeed during the acceleration to the Pentagon?
5. We noticed the crash logic on your simulator was disabled for this test, or it was not installed. We also notice the over speed warnings were not operating as normal if in fact Mr Ruigrok exceeded Vmo. At what speed over Vmo is the crash logic usually triggered on the simulator used? (red screens, simulator freezes.. .etc)
6. Was the simulator used in this test certified to Level D Full Flight Simulator (FFS) Standards?
Originally posted by weedwhacker
WHY isn't the membership roster at "PilotsFor9/11Truth" much, much larger??"
WHY isn't the membership roster at "PilotsFor9/11Truth" much, much larger??"
Originally posted by Boone 870
Because the pilots for truth are the laughingstock of the aviation community. Most other pilots are standing around pointing and laughing!
Originally posted by Patriotgal
Gotta agree with this one!!!
1. Those airplanes, are NOT designed, for THAT much speed, at THAT altitude (the air, is too THICK!)
2. Those aircraft, are NOT aerobatic!! Those tight turns, would likely tear the wings/tail off, leading to a nose-down dive!
3. It took me SEVERAL practices, in a Leer 24, to be able to do a simple loop, around the Golden gate bridge. And, I, am an experienced aerobatic pilot! (Yes, in a simulater!!- i want to KEEP my ticket!)
4. The flight, that "hit" the Pentagon- supposedly, flew three (?) times, over DC, looking for the Capital???? WTF??? Washington Monument, Mall, Capital- one HUGE landmark! Were they BLIND??
Originally posted by TiffanyInLA
Weedwhacker, once again most of your post is a ranting diatribe attempting to flex your alleged pilot certificate and assume the position of a self-proclaimed Sky God. It's not working.
Let just keep this simple, shall we?
Originally posted by trebor451
Well well....look who's back - the airline Captain Tiffany. Standing up for your former roommate, we see.
Originally posted by TiffanyInLA
[Let us know when you find an aircraft which has been positively identified to exceed it's Vmo by 120-150 knots, exceed it's Maneuvering speeds by 220 knots, pulled G's, and was precisely controllable to hit a target with 25'-33' margins for error. Further, let us know when you can find a pilot who can perform such control, yet was unable to control a 172 at 65 knots.
Originally posted by GoodOlDave
Can you please explain just how any of this contradicts the multitudes of eyewitnesses in the vicinity of the Pentagon who specifically saw that it was a passenger jet that hit the building?
Plus, the black box was recovered from the Pentagon site which identified it as AA77,
and we know it's legitimate becuase[sic] Pilots for 9/11 truth are using the flight recorder data religiously for their claims.
Originally posted by triplescorpio
hey these people only fail to understand the most basic logic they do not see any middle ground truther is another word for ignorant of course most Americans beleive we were deceived but this crazy crapola with evidence is purely dellusional and your right they honestly beleive they have real evidence the problem is its not real or evidence and they spend their logic trying to manipulate wht reasonable people say by contorting certain parts of phrases or the infamous you tube videos as proof come on people wake up . !!!
they will always be out there weedwhacker there is no hope for reason here but it is fun to try
Originally posted by triplescorpio
reply to post by TiffanyInLA
but its not real i do respect your perseverance wow i killed that word lol
controllable to hit a target with 25'-33' margins for error.