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Originally posted by waypastvne
Originally posted by SimontheMagus
especially when the photos before the collapse only show the one main hole that's somewhere between 12 and 15 feet wide.
You could try and be a little more accurate.
How wide do you think the hole is, in the photo above.
Originally posted by maxella1
Well then why didn't the plane brake up prior to hitting the Pentagon?
Originally posted by samkent
reply to post by SimontheMagus
Please show us other pictures of a plane crash involving head on into concrete and steel. Not a glancing blow like most.edit on 8-6-2012 by samkent because: (no reason given)
How are plane crashes where hundreds die considered glancing blows?!
Originally posted by waypastvne
Originally posted by maxella1
Well then why didn't the plane brake up prior to hitting the Pentagon?
Sorry I missed your reply. Did you look at the FDR readout ?
How long was the over speed warning on ?
Originally posted by samkent
reply to post by kidtwist
How are plane crashes where hundreds die considered glancing blows?!
Because most are not 90 degrees vertical into the ground.
Most crashes are hundreds of feet long and the plane comes apart in chunks.
Originally posted by maxella1
Not very long apparently. You're a pilot right?
So you tell me how long should it be for the plane to start falling apart? Also would over speed of lets say 20 mph have the same result as couple hundred mph?
How fast was it going during the descent and and the u-turn it had to make?
Originally posted by kidtwist
And 'debunkers' still say it hit the pentagon!?!
Originally posted by waypastvne
Originally posted by kidtwist
And 'debunkers' still say it hit the pentagon!?!
Boeing B-757-223, N644AA cn 24602/365 Hit the pentagon.
We can tell by all the Boeing B-757-223, N644AA cn 24602/365 debris photographed at the pentagon.
Originally posted by waypastvne
Originally posted by maxella1
Not very long apparently. You're a pilot right?
So you tell me how long should it be for the plane to start falling apart? Also would over speed of lets say 20 mph have the same result as couple hundred mph?
How fast was it going during the descent and and the u-turn it had to make?
I'm an aerobatic pilot. I fly for thrills, not for transportation.
Planes do not fall apart due to speed, they break up because of G forces. The faster you go the easier it is to pull excessive G's. The highest G's shown in the AA77 FDR read out is 1.75 G's. Thats nothing. UA 93 on the other hand did some amazing stuff and still stayed in one piece.
The over speed warning went off twice on AA77 FDR read out. The true airspeed is much higher for the arrow on the left than one on the right.
The speed during the turn was obviously below the threshold of the over speed warning.
The speed, G's,and altitude are all recorded on the FDR you should look at it.
edit on 8-6-2012 by waypastvne because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by kidtwist
Hey, did you know that the Chinese made a clone Apple store, selling perfect replicas of Apple devices, such as the ipod, macbook etc, and they even cloned branded cars.
So if people can fool the public with fakes, then it's pretty easy for a government with unlimited resources to fake a few pieces of plane debris! Think ouside the box once in a while!
Originally posted by kidtwist
If maximum airspeed is greatly exceeded the wings and tail will have too much force/stress applied to them, and the wings will break apart. Having no lift or thrust will caused the plane to ultimately fall uncontrollably, and crash.
Originally posted by waypastvne
Originally posted by kidtwist
Hey, did you know that the Chinese made a clone Apple store, selling perfect replicas of Apple devices, such as the ipod, macbook etc, and they even cloned branded cars.
So if people can fool the public with fakes, then it's pretty easy for a government with unlimited resources to fake a few pieces of plane debris! Think ouside the box once in a while!
The funny thing is: You think it is possible to fake a plane crash.
It is not possible.
If you cut or bend aluminum with a tool the tool will leave a signature mark.
Speed and inertia also have their signature marks,,,,, they are all over the debris at the pentagon.
Originally posted by waypastvne
Originally posted by kidtwist
If maximum airspeed is greatly exceeded the wings and tail will have too much force/stress applied to them, and the wings will break apart. Having no lift or thrust will caused the plane to ultimately fall uncontrollably, and crash.
This is not true, planes are extremely well braced for longitudinal forces. It's the vertical forces that break them apart.
The highest longitudinal force recorded on the FDR is .28 G's recorded during take off.
Planes do not fall apart due to speed, they break up because of G forces. The faster you go the easier it is to pull excessive G's. The highest G's shown in the AA77 FDR read out is 1.75 G's. Thats nothing. UA 93 on the other hand did some amazing stuff and still stayed in one piece.
How fast do you think a Boeing 767 could go at sea level? The max operating speed at 1000 feet is 360 knots, but I'm aware if can exceed that speed, just not sure by how much. Is it likely you could make it reach 500 knots? I've done some research on this and I seem to get conflicting answer, some say it would be difficult for the structure of the plane to withstand that speed, others say the engines are incapable of creating enough thrust. I'm in a discussion at the moment about this, I'm not 100% on how far you can exceed the maximum operating speed, your input would be most appreciated. I'm not planning on doing this by the way. I will explain why if you're interested.
Depends on what altitude the dive commenced. conspiracy theories ---------------------------->
Is it possible for a commercial liner, Boeing 767 for instance, to descend from high altitude and maintain it's speed? A Boeing 767 has a Vmo maximum of 360 knots and an Mmo of .86 mach. If the Boeing was travelling at 500 mph at 35000 and started descending, what would happen when the air density increases? I'd imagine the cockpit would be going crazy, but is it possible to maintain the speed through the more dense air? Also, if you really pushed a Boeing 767 what kind of speeds do you think you could each at sea level? Do you think it's possible to exceed the maximum operating speed by 100-150 knots? Thanks for your time ---------------------------------------> Peter To address your answer simply, no, it could not. The reason for this is the added drag that is applied based on the increased density of the air. The jet would run into a major problem with having a strong enough structure to withstand the extra force on it. Moreover, the jet may or may not have enough thrust to overcome the added drag. Think of swinging your arm as fast as you can through the air and then through water. Can you move it as fast? This is an exageration, but helps to illustrate the point. And I'm not saying that there isn't a fudge factor, as the plane could probably descend quite a ways before passing the limits, but flying Mach 0.8+ at sea level would probably not be likely in a subsonic transport like the 767.
....and if the pilot doesn't actually care much about whether the wings start to disintegrate, he can exceed design limits by quite a bit. How much does it actually take before the wings actually start to come off? Dunno.
The reason for this is the added drag that is applied based on the increased density of the air. The jet would run into a major problem with having a strong enough structure to withstand the extra force on it.
So do you know how much does it actually take before the wings start to come off?