Computer simulations confirmed the findings. Why wasn't the hole as wide as a 's nearly foot wingspan? A crashing jet doesn't punch a cartoon-like outline of itself into a reinforced concrete building , says ASCE team member Mete Sozen, a professor of structural engineering at Purdue University.
In this case, one wing hit the ground; the other was sheared off by the force of the impact with the Pentagon's load-bearing columns, explains Sozen, who specializes in the behavior of concrete buildings. What was left of the plane flowed into the structure in a state closer to a liquid than a solid mass. The tidy hole in Ring C was 12 feet wide—not 16 feet. ASCE concludes it was made by the jet's landing gear, not by the fuselage.
FACT: Some windows near the impact area did indeed survive the crash. But that's what the windows were supposed to do—they're blast-resistant. But Fitton said he hopes the video ends conspiracy theories that it wasn't actually American Airlines Flight 77 that hit the building. He said dispelling such rumors is a way to honor the memory of the victims, adding that so many people are looking for the video that his group's Web site has collapsed.
The tape had been provided to the Justice Department as evidence in criminal proceedings, the Pentagon said. As Solorzano reports, at least one family member is saying he's satisfied with the release of the tape. The airplane is a thin white blur on the video as it slams into the Pentagon at ground level. Almost instantly a white flash and a huge orange fireball appear on the video, followed by a tower of gray-black smoke.
One of the videos shows a Pentagon police car driving in the direction of the impact point shortly after the plane hit. A SpaceX rocket carried four astronauts into orbit Wednesday night, including the th person to reach space in 60 years. American Military History. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. You May Also Like. My Profile News Home Page.
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