Wednesday, November 20, 2002
PHYSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS OF PENTAGON CRASH
...I have estimated the hole in the Pentagon wall to be about 65 ft wide, by comparing it with the height of the building which is 77 ft...It should be noted that the original hole was much smaller. The 65 ft wide hole developed when a section of the wall collapsed later...
By what means could a plane with a wingspan of 125 ft and a length of 155 ft fly into a building, leaving a hole 65 ft by 65 ft, leaving no significant wreckage outside? Is it possible to calculate a wing angle at which the plane might have fitted through? If not, where is the wreckage that did not enter the building?
The plane cannot have impacted with the wings in a near parallel to the ground position and have had the wings enter the building. If it impacted in this manner, the wings must have broken off before they had a chance to hit the building. 125 ft of wing cannot pass through a wall without leaving a 125 ft hole. In order to suggest that the entire plane passed through the 65 ft hole, we must calculate the angle at which the wings would have to have been tilted...
The article contains a significantly more detailed technical analysis than the above excerpt would indicate. The chosen passage is more question than comment. How often can one say the words 'the entire plane passed through the 65 ft hole' while keeping a straight face?
...I have estimated the hole in the Pentagon wall to be about 65 ft wide, by comparing it with the height of the building which is 77 ft...It should be noted that the original hole was much smaller. The 65 ft wide hole developed when a section of the wall collapsed later...
By what means could a plane with a wingspan of 125 ft and a length of 155 ft fly into a building, leaving a hole 65 ft by 65 ft, leaving no significant wreckage outside? Is it possible to calculate a wing angle at which the plane might have fitted through? If not, where is the wreckage that did not enter the building?
The plane cannot have impacted with the wings in a near parallel to the ground position and have had the wings enter the building. If it impacted in this manner, the wings must have broken off before they had a chance to hit the building. 125 ft of wing cannot pass through a wall without leaving a 125 ft hole. In order to suggest that the entire plane passed through the 65 ft hole, we must calculate the angle at which the wings would have to have been tilted...
The article contains a significantly more detailed technical analysis than the above excerpt would indicate. The chosen passage is more question than comment. How often can one say the words 'the entire plane passed through the 65 ft hole' while keeping a straight face?
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