9/11: A Boeing 757 Struck the Pentagon, page 78

Originally posted by slank also by automating as much as possible that lowers the number of conspiritors that have to be involved. [edit on 4-7-2005 by slank]

Wahhhhh? So what did they do with over 300 people from 3 flights? How did they manage to "fool" airport staff into thinking the actual pilots (people who show up to work each day and are known by other staff members who talk to them every day) were not replacements? Or, how did they manage to convince 4 flight crews to follow some master plan of deception? How many people would it take to carry over 60 bodies into an office building where actual live people are working? How many people would it take to carry in all the parts of the wreckage into an office building where actual live people are working? How would they do the above 3 things without being seen? How would they perpetrate this in front of the Pentagon security staff? How many people are involved in flying a Global Hawk? Where did the Global Hawk come from? The Air Force says all are accounted for. When did the Global Hawk get large enough and fast enough to be an attack craft and not a high altitude "glider" like it is designed to be?

(source: www.northropgrumman.com) When did the Global Hawk get larger than a private plane?

Does this really appear to be a large aircraft to you? Seriously? (click for large version) Do you even know what a Global Hawk looks like in comparison to the side of the Pentagon? Do you even know how many Global Hawks were in existence on September 11th, 2001? On April 20, 2000, Global Hawk Air Vehicle No. 4 deployed to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., to participate in two exercises that included its first trans-oceanic flight to Europe, and first mission flown in one theater of operations while under control from another. (source) That's the 4th Global Hawk made (April 20th 2000) A Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle, the sixth to be produced for Northrop Grumman Corporation's high-altitude, long-endurance reconnaissance system, successfully completed its first flight Tuesday, April 23, 2002. The air vehicle took off from Northrop Grumman's final assembly facility in Palmdale, Calif., and landed four hours and 27 minutes later at the Birk Flight Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The UAV reached an altitude of approximately 61,000 feet during the flight.(source) So, as of April 23, 2002 Northrop Grumman had built a total of SIX Global Hawk aircraft. That's the sixth Global Hawk to roll out of production and do some tests. How hard do you think it was for the Air Force to account for the other 5 of them? Seriously, if a Global Hawk was used, that's one out of 5 in existence at that time. But wait, really only six as of April 23, 2002? No, actually only 4... As of March 2002 the Air Force inventory consisted of three Global Hawk Air Vehicles. Of the six that had been built, three were lost in mishaps.

One was lost in December 1999, when an official incorrectly programmed the UAV to taxi at 155 nautical miles per hour.
Another was lost 29 March 1999 when operators at Nellis Test Range, NV, inadvertently sent a self-terminate signal while Global Hawk was aloft and under the control of officials at Edwards AFB, CA. The UAV received the line-of-sight signal from Nellis, and crashed in accordance with the signal's instructions.
The probable cause of the 30 December 2001 crash of Air Vehicle 5 was a failure of the rudder actuator, which became loose while conducting a mission. Operators redirected the UAV to return to base, though during the return the rudder began flapping excessively, causing a catastrophic failure. Air vehicle No. 5 was the program's newest Global Hawk, and it had logged about 940 flight hours prior to the crash. (source)

So, out of 3 live, working, available, Global Hawks in existence (remember North Grumman only made 5 before September 11th, and lost 2 previously), one would have had to been stolen and then magically still be in the Air Force's inventory -- you realize they would notice these things right? Current Global Hawk Sepcifications: Length: 44.4 feet Wingspan: 116.2 feet Height: 15.2 feet (wheels down to top of tail) Body Height: 9.6 feet Body Width: 7.3 feet Users: U.S. Air Force, Joint Forces Command When fully fueled for flight, Global Hawk weighs approximately 25,600 pounds. More than half the system’s components are constructed of lightweight, high-strength composite materials, including its wings, wing fairings, empennage, engine cover, engine intake, and three radomes. Its main fuselage is standard aluminum, semi-monocoque construction. (source) So, tell me again how a lightweight, high-strength composite materials aircraft can impact the side of a reinforced concrete building and do all that damage? Its wings have no metal parts other than flight control arms / servos, its body is composite with standard aircraft aluminum semi-monocoque construction. Do you guys that keep claiming a Global Hawk was used against the Pentagon on 9.11 even research any of this stuff or do you all just keep right on talking out your asses and hope nobody else checks into anything? -- and then there's the damage -- Which part of the Global Hawk's wing did this damage that literally pushed columns 18 19 and 20 inwards 18 to 24 inches? It's clearly wing impact damage, but please explain how a composite wing, with no metal other than small internal parts did this much impact damage to the front of the Pentagon. This is to the right of the primary impact hole in the Pentagon incase you wre wondering where it relates to.

(click photo to enlarge) [edited for a couple typos] [edit on 4-7-2005 by CatHerder]