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Politics : Bush-The Mastermind behind 9/11?

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To: twmoore who wrote (12575)3/22/2006 12:56:33 AM
From: Don Earl  Read Replies (2) of 20039
 
RE: "Show us this incredible maneuvering, just show it to us. Just show us how this particular plane pulled off these maneuvers. 270 degree turn at 500 miles and hour descending 7,000 feet in two and a half minutes, skimming across treetops the last 500 meters."

Crunching the numbers on that one, I get a forward speed of 8 miles per minute, and a decent rate of a half mile a minute. Or for every 16 feet forward, the plane is descending 1 foot. That works out to an angle of descent of 5.6 degrees. Not exactly a stunt type dive bomb maneuver.

I'm afraid I fail to see the logic behind the idea that there was an unusual level of skill involved in any of the 9/11 flying maneuvers. As close as I could ever figure, 99% of what would be considered skill in flying airplanes involves NOT crashing them.
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