Re: Questions about 9/11 that you still dont have answers to
HAHAHA :rotfl:
Try Harder Bro.
These two situations aren’t entirely comparable.
The maximum weight of a B-25 ranged from 27,100 lb to a limit of 41,800 lb, for instance (see www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/URG/b25mitchell.html). A 767-200 ranges from 179,080 lbs (empty) to 395,000 lb (maximum takeoff load) (www.aerospaceweb.org/aircraft/jetliner/b767), and FEMA said the 9/11 planes had “an estimated gross weight of 274000 pounds” ( http://www.fema.gov/pdf/library/fema403_ch1.pdf ).
The maximum speed of a B-25 ranged from 275 mph to 315 mph, depending on which version it was, and as the B-25 pilot was trying to avoid the building it’s unlikely he’d have reached that (cruising speed was 230 mph). On 9/11, “American Airlines Flight 11 crashes at a speed of roughly 470 mph” and “United Airlines Flight 175 crashes at a speed of about 590 mph” (National Geographic TV Shows, Specials & Documentaries), a considerable difference when you factor in the extra mass as well.
The B-25 had a “normal total fuel load of 974 US gallons” (**(http://www.b25.net)); a proportion of this would have been used already in the plane’s flight. By comparison, “it has been estimated that both UA Flight 175 and AA Flight 11 were carrying about 10,000 gallons of fuel when they impacted” (www.serendipity.li/wot/wtc_demolition_init.htm).
Less structural damage meant no real issues in terms of supporting the load of the building above (which was constructed entirely differently from the WTC anyway). The considerably reduced fuel load meant fire was less of an issue, and the blaze that did arise was brought under control without much difficulty:**