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how many firemen were in the building when that statement was made again?
Originally posted by Judge_Holden
reply to post by backinblack
The picture you have displayed obscures the view with smoke, spewing foam, and a fire truck. I'm sure you would not have selected that picture on purpose now, would you? Because that would be disingenuous... And you just want to find out the truth and all.
Well, here is a better picture:
See where the two firefighters are standing, next to the two by the fire truck? It is just to the right and above them (it is also above to spool that is sitting on it's side). There is fire burning in the hole, and substantial damage around it.
Here is another one taken shortly after the crash, and the hole is right about the suited man:
That view is a little obscured, I will grant you that. So here is one, actually from a conspiracy theory website, that highlights the damage and where the plane went in. There are even arrows pointing to where the hole is, directly above the spools (but not really, due to the angle):
Big hole, huh?
Wanna know something funny? All of these pictures were deliberately taken from Conspiracy Theory websites
Originally posted by v1rtu0s0
So, in your opinion:
Conspiracy Theory / Independent Invtestigation / Grassroots Journalism = non credible
Corporate Media Controlled / Hearst Corp / News Corp / Profit driven = credible
....and nothing on either side,please dont try to insult out intelligence by saying the wings conveniently folded neatly just because they said or wrote so..
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Wanna know something funny? All of these pictures were deliberately taken from Conspiracy Theory websites
When those engines hit, they began to immediately self-destruct....like shrapnel, every rotating part was flung outward, with great force. Individual pieces, NOT one big hunk of metal, at its stated dry (or even wet) weight.
Also, look at the angle of impact. More reason that the effect of the engines' mass was deflected, and dispersed, as they broke apart, and were flung apart........
Rolls-Royce RB211-535E4-37 specs:
Type: turbofan engine
Length: 198,2 in (5035,9 mm)
Width: 89,6 in (2276 mm)
Dry weight: 7603Lb (3449 kg)
Maximum thrust (continuous) 35205 Lbf (156,6 Kn)
NO ONE claims the wings "folded back". As I said, that particular chestnut was originally spewed by a "truther", mockingly.
MIKE WALTER: "I will never forget that day, trapped in traffic and then I rolled down the window and heard the sound of the jet overhead. I wasn’t surprised. I worked in the USA today building in Roslyn nearby and we were used to seeing a lot of choppers coming to the helipad at the Pentagon and a lot of commercial jets heading to Reagan which is nearby. But for some reason I looked up and saw the underbelly of the jet as it gracefully banked, then I watched in shock as the jet basically lined up the Pentagon in its sights and began to scream towards the mammoth structure. I watched as it continued to dip from the sky, diving towards the Pentagon. There are some trees that are adjacent to 27 the road I was stuck on, so the jet went out of sight momentarily. Then I picked it up as it struck very low into the Pentagon. The wings folded back and it was like watching someone slam an empty aluminum can into a wall. The jet folded up like an accordion. There was a huge fireball."
Wanna know something even funnier? They still don't show a 75' hole.. Heck, the Pentagon is only 77' hight so gives a good perspective...
Originally posted by Judge_Holden
reply to post by backinblack
Wanna know something even funnier? They still don't show a 75' hole.. Heck, the Pentagon is only 77' hight so gives a good perspective...
Sheesh.
The 75 foot hole refers to it's length. Not it's height.
Then where are those wings sir ?
Originally posted by Judge_Holden
reply to post by backinblack
Here is a link for you: Pentagon Hole Debunked
In case you choose not to read it, here is a quote from the article:
Why wasn't the hole as wide as a 757's 124-ft.-10-in. wingspan? A crashing jet doesn't punch a cartoon-like outline of itself into a reinforced concrete building, says ASCE team member Mete Sozen, a professor of structural engineering at Purdue University. In this case, one wing hit the ground; the other was sheared off by the force of the impact with the Pentagon's load-bearing columns, explains Sozen, who specializes in the behavior of concrete buildings. What was left of the plane flowed into the structure in a state closer to a liquid than a solid mass. "If you expected the entire wing to cut into the building," Sozen tells PM, "it didn't happen."
I understand that probably won't do it for you, as Popular Mechanics is a bit of a sore spot for Troofers. A Jew must run the magazine, or something...
Originally posted by weedwhacker
reply to post by SL55T0T0
Well, first...nice picture. Looks like you once worked for an airline (or friend did?) Funny, ME TOO!
Now.....can't see much, but if memory serves, I recall, oh ten-fifteen years back an America West Boeing 757 (now "USAir, post-merger) with a paint scheme a bit like that....was it the ASU Cardinals scheme?? If I recall.....
Ship number....905? 904?? (I never really memorized their airplane numbers....jump-seated plenty of time, when I commuted from PHX-EWR for work. BOY, did that suck!!....so know they were in the 900-ish range....)
(EDIT here....like I said, the paint scheme clues are vague....so I looked again at the N1 fan blades. They are wrong for the Rolls Royce engine...since those British things turn "backwards", compared to Pratt and Whitney. Clockwise, when viewed from behind (like most American piston engines, too). C/Cwise for R/R, from behind. So, that's a P&W engine. ALSO, the center hub, duh!! Giveaway too. AND the P2T2 sensor (a Pressure/Temperature sensor)....that little thing hanging out in front of the fan? At about the 12-o'clock position? If I remember, R/R had two of those, different position......)
More EDIT:
FOUND a great photo, haven't run across before. American AIrlines B-757, with the R/R engine...undergoing an engine change in maintentance hangar. Note, the forward (intake shroud) part of the nacelle is removed, already, in this shot. (The side cowling doors, that hinge open, are attached to the pylon):
You can see the distinctness of the fan, and the center hub. I missed that, it was so easy, first time 'round! (Years off from flying, does it to you!!)
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OK, that out of the way, let's see what you wrote:
....and nothing on either side,please dont try to insult out intelligence by saying the wings conveniently folded neatly just because they said or wrote so..
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No, NO ONE (except certain people in the "truth movement", who like to make ridiculous claims (--[straw men]-- to knock down)....it is called "argument from incredulity" (or "ridicule"). NO ONE claims the wings "folded back". As I said, that particular chestnut was originally spewed by a "truther", mockingly. Later, it has been misidentified as coming from rational, thinking people...who know better.
No, the airframe shattered, was destroyed, broke up, pick an adjective or phrase, upon impact with the exterior of the Pentagon. Even the rather strong Main Spars. Of course, the Keel Beam is installed longitudinally, so it punched in, with the rest of the debris.
Speaking of debris...ah, the engines. IF either of t hose blokes in the photo is you, then this means that YOU (like me) have been up close and personal, around an actual Boeing 757, and its engine. IF SO, then are you not fibbing a bit?? Because, IF you have seen them up close, then you know (as well as I) about their actual internal structure, and arrangement....and all the many pieces that they are made from, some quite fragile, when subjected to forces they weren't designed to resist.
Oh, wait....picture worth a thousand words, right? I happen to have some, to illustrate:
Cut-away drawing of the RB211-535 engine, on its pylon, attached to the wing, and in its nacelle (or "cowling")
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Same engine that AAL 77 had installed, same engine that MY airline flies on its B-757s. (I can't remember, honestly, that far back about America West...Pratts or R/R? I'll look it up....yes, R/R. Airplanes acquired after Northwest bought Republic Airlines, and NW had majority P&W engines in it's fleet...so they sold the six or so B-757s, with the R/R engines....).
SO, the picture. In YOUR photo, of course, it is looking at the big ole' N1 fan.....you can see the core of the engine that actually sits behind the fan (the outer portion of the fan provides the majority of the thrust...it's just a big ole' multi-bladed propeller). The engine core is not very large, nor of very great diameter.
Another image to ponder:
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When those engines hit, they began to immediately self-destruct....like shrapnel, every rotating part was flung outward, with great force. Individual pieces, NOT one big hunk of metal, at its stated dry (or even wet) weight.
Also, look at the angle of impact. More reason that the effect of the engines' mass was deflected, and dispersed, as they broke apart, and were flung apart........
edit on 27 November 2010 by weedwhacker because: (no reason given)
....lol, I needed a laugh..The planes wings hit with such force that they liquified....
....but the engines bounced off the walls?? Now thats funny...