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Originally Posted by BlingDaddy
First off, showing respect to the families IS DUE. And should always be.
I've scrambled fighter jets. They didn't "fuck up". They had no idea of what was going to happen I'm guessing. Planes (and large ones) fly within close proximity of NYC ALL THE TIME. By the time you have a fighter in the air, and ready to act isn't long.... but it's the difference between a 15 minute approach to JFK runway to a "building". No one ever would have dreamed....
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they knew the planes were hijacked or off course and not responding with plenty of time to scramble jets. ( i have heard actual response times prior to 9/11 were 10 mins )
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Originally Posted by BlingDaddy
The WTC was designed and built in the 70's. At that time the largest jet known was a 727. If you think architechts aren't thinking about the way they change buildings they are. How do they plan now... perhaps... to have a 70 story building withstand a direct hit from a fuel laden 747? You can't... That's like asking the Levee builders of 1927 to imagine a category 5 hurricane 80 years later.
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I agree the planes have gotten bigger but i listened to the actual guy who built them say MULTIPLE planes into EACH of them. so 2 727's is 1 767.
And even with that in mind steel doesnt change its melting point after any amount of years, shouldnt we be asking ourselves if other building are vulnerable and what steps could be made to improve on them ?