That’s one extremely fast moving, low-flying passenger plane to be able to strike a building like that and especially to completely destroy itself without any traces of plane left from the wreckage.
Yeah, with the landing gear extended and when the plane has slowed, in a shallow descent over a long distance (at least for passenger planes.)
If this plane was descended too early then it would have run the risk of colliding with objects close to the ground. If the plane was going slowly it would have left a lot more debris and the collision wouldn’t have been nearly as destructive. If the plane hit the ground it may have destroyed the plane before hitting the building.
There’s a lot of reasons why this manoeuvre isn’t the same thing as just landing a plane on an airstrip.
Don’t forget that the plane crumpled in on itself to form a sphere before touching the Pentagon’s facade. It’s wings folded inward as a defense mechanism to mitigate collateral damage.
That’s one extremely fast moving, low-flying passenger plane to be able to strike a building like that and especially to completely destroy itself without any traces of plane left from the wreckage.
It must have been one hell of a bullseye.
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Yeah, with the landing gear extended and when the plane has slowed, in a shallow descent over a long distance (at least for passenger planes.)
If this plane was descended too early then it would have run the risk of colliding with objects close to the ground. If the plane was going slowly it would have left a lot more debris and the collision wouldn’t have been nearly as destructive. If the plane hit the ground it may have destroyed the plane before hitting the building.
There’s a lot of reasons why this manoeuvre isn’t the same thing as just landing a plane on an airstrip.
Don’t forget that the plane crumpled in on itself to form a sphere before touching the Pentagon’s facade. It’s wings folded inward as a defense mechanism to mitigate collateral damage.
Flight simulator really pays for itself