Hi Raymond Duray; There is no problem. The artifacts of the people on the plane were found in the wreckage. As they flew into the Pentagon the people on board were talking to their relatives on cell phones. The Administration is a collection of morons, as the quagmire in Iraq proves, and they're nowhere near bright enough to pull off a stunt as complex as faking an airplane crash. But you want my opinion, so here goes:
Re: "Note how completely charred the rest of the debris was."
The landing gear is made of very thick steel. That means that it takes longer to heat up, and consequently chars less.
Re: "When you look at this image, not that the axles of the landing gear are offset from the central shaft of the gear. Note further that the while the assembly in photo #7 appears to be a simple affair with wheel attachment as a simple knuckle off of a central cylindrical shaft, that in photo #10, there is no such knuckle assembly, and that the support structure up to the wing is not a simple cylindrical assembly, but rather an entirely more complicated and articulated assembly of complexly sculpted parts."
The guy who wrote the website can't tell the difference between forward landing gear and main landing gear. Naturally they don't look at all like each other. Photo #7 is for the forward landing gear on a 757 while photo #10 is for the main landing gear. Look at these links to learn the difference:
boeing.com
Also see:
boeing.com
Re: "Please count the punchouts in the wheel. There are eight of them. Note that they are oval in shape. Then compare that to image #10, the photo of the 757 landing gear. Please count the punchouts in the wheel. There are 10 of them! Now, note the shape of the punchout. It is bullet shaped, not oval. The wheel in the debris at the Pentagon is no match for the 757 wheel!"
Even if you do find photographs of the forward landing gear, rather than the main gear, of a 757, you still cannot assume that two such landing gears will have the same wheels. Two Ford Mustang wheels are not necessarily identical either, even if they were made in the same year. Like any equipment maker, Boeing constantly improves their product and makes changes from year to year. The landing gear is included. For example, see:
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As a derivative, the 757-300 complements the 757-200; it is not a replacement. Both models are in production. The 757-300 retains the simplicity and reliability of the 757-200. Both models have the same flight deck and operating systems, but some features have been changed. Besides a lengthened fuselage, changes on the 757-300 include new tires, wheels and brakes; a tail skid; and strengthened wings and landing gear.
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boeing.com
-- Carl |
