reply to post by TrueAmerican
The light poles are a real problem. It's hard to imagine any flying craft taking those out and still being able to hit the building and cause
the damage stated by ASCE.
NOT to hard to imagine, if you think about it.
Poles are frangible, at the base. Designed to break away from an automobile impact, correct? Here's a paper I found, published in 1978
pubsindex.trb.org...
NOW...consider leverage. If a motor vehicle can cause a pole to fracture at the base (well, the pole doesn't fracture, the mounting does) then if
you apply force at some distance above the base, your leverage is an advantage, no?
THEN, we can consider momentum. This is a factor due to mass and velocity. Comparing the large difference in masses, between a pole, and the
airplane, I believe the more massive airplane will win. I'm not saying it won't cause some damage to the leading edge of the wing(s) at point(s) of
contact, because it will. But it won't be aerodynamically significant for the remaining second as the airplane crosses the Pentagon parking lot
before impacting the building. (Even if we say that the airplane is slower than the 'official' 535 MPH, and just call it, say, 400 MPH, that is
still 587 fps. How wide is the parking lot?)
Since this is about photos af debris, there's little point in debating the 'eyewitness' accounts here...
Ed: I'm looking at your Pic #1 again, after reviewing that post in the 'randi' forum. Again, as
many have pointed out, an undocumented
photo is not 'proof positve' --- but really, when it's easier for some grand 'conspiracy orchestrator' to simply not show ANYTHING, rather than
get "caught" planting evidence, which route would
you take, if you were planning a cover-up? Especially, this late in the 'game'???
OK, that was logic, here's some more w/observation: That piece could very well be a
housing for a power supply to the ELS. Looks like a
small circuit board is attached...the grey/black shape. It doesn't necessarily have to be supplied by the radiant company --- there are other
vendors available.
(link)
[edit on 6/29/0909 by weedwhacker]