FLT 77 Flight Recorder Data - Pilots for Truth

[Reheat]

Good Lord, here we go again.

I predict 10-12 pages of "Looking up a goat's butt with one eyeball" and the Troofers are still "just asking questions". I want my $$ now Randi!

 

[ref]

I thought I would not even care to post this. But since we are on the topic, Rob has progressed to flight 93 as well:

http://pilotsfor911truth.org/UA93_Press_Release.html

The information provided by the US Government does not support reports of United Airlines Flight 93 approach, impact angles, and lack of jet fuel at Somerset Country, PA.

 

[rsalinger]

The FL77/C-130 convoy was seen flying along Columbia Turnpike in Arlington. Many evacuating Capitol Hill heard the explosion at the Pentagon and looked up to witness a large commercial jet sweep up over The Capitol...which is directly in line with the Pentagon and Columbia Pike.

Jamie McIntyre, live on CNN: ”Upon my close-up inspection, there is no evidence of an airplane’s having crashed anywhere near the Pentagon.”

Retired Air Force crash expert Colonel George Nelson: "And then we have the reported crash of a Boeing 757 with a 125-foot wingspan that was reported to have crashed into the Pentagon. It made a 16-foot diameter hole in the building at ground floor, and penetrated three inner rings of the building and left an almost perfect circular hole as it exited the third inner ring of the building."

"If an aluminum Boeing 757 had struck that fortified building, there would have been more aluminum on the ground outside than what went inside, yet there was little visible evidence of an airplane crash on the outside. What physical evidence that could have been of some value, was immediately carted away under cover. And once again, there's the annoying problem of the missing Black Boxes."

1. When you say "live on CNN" was he actually at the scene? Can you give more context because this could refer to, for example, a second purported incident? How many plane crashes has he been so that we can take him as an expert? We should know this, don't you think. Haven't you taken one quote here, but aren't there hundreds of experienced first responders at the scene who don't say this? (You might want to do some research on eye witness accounts and you'll understand that you can only look at the preponderance of them to insure correctness of interpretation.)

2. While the diameter of the hole may have been 16 feet, there was a horizontal cut made in the building which totaled much more than that. I did the math once before from pictures and drawings and determined it was at least 60 feet in width, remember that the wings aren't all that strong and aren't designed to stand up in a crash. (You need to use the pictures taken before the collapse to see this, which may to be what confuses people.)

3. Where did this quote come from? All the video I've been able to find shows that an airplane will disintegrate when it hits a more or less solid barrier at these speeds. It's important to remember that the speed in this case is some 500mph, as opposed to most crashes we see (which are grazing blows by pilots who are trying NOT to hit the earth). So the energy (proportional to delta v squared) is maybe six times larger than the average plane crash which is surely going to pulverize things more than "usual". The most important point, though is that conservation of momentum is going to put whatever remains INSIDE the building (isn't it?), so we wouldn't expect to see much of a debris field outside the building. Comment?

 

[Calcas]

rsalinger, pardon most of us for not answering your questions so quickly but we have all "been there done that" so much on the Pentagon that it gets tiring.

Our member "Gravy" has put together links and info on almost anything you want to know. Look around and then come back if you still have specific questions.

http://wtc7lies.googlepages.com/911pentagonflight77evidencesummary

P.S. Balsamo will ban you if and when your questions don't fit into his aganda. Simply ask a few tough questions and you're gone. How's that for "truth"?

 

[Jonnyclueless]

Jamie McIntyre, live on CNN: ”Upon my close-up inspection, there is no evidence of an airplane’s having crashed anywhere near the Pentagon.”

Let's stop being dishonest here. You're misquoting with the intent to mislead people. If you put in the whole quote you would see that Jamie no way thinks that there wasn't a plane there. You're simply taking the part of the quote where he was explaining how much damage there was to the plane. Jamie has also gone live on CNN to talk about how people like you go around mis-quoting him and how there absolutely was a plane and he saw it crash into the building with his own two eyes. Of course anyone who say the interview being referred to above would know that.

 

[beachnut]

1. When you say "live on CNN" was he actually at the scene? Can you give more context because this could refer to, for example, a second purported incident? How many plane crashes has he been so that we can take him as an expert? We should know this, don't you think. Haven't you taken one quote here, but aren't there hundreds of experienced first responders at the scene who don't say this? (You might want to do some research on eye witness accounts and you'll understand that you can only look at the preponderance of them to insure correctness of interpretation.)

2. While the diameter of the hole may have been 16 feet, there was a horizontal cut made in the building which totaled much more than that. I did the math once before from pictures and drawings and determined it was at least 60 feet in width, remember that the wings aren't all that strong and aren't designed to stand up in a crash. (You need to use the pictures taken before the collapse to see this, which may to be what confuses people.)

3. Where did this quote come from? All the video I've been able to find shows that an airplane will disintegrate when it hits a more or less solid barrier at these speeds. It's important to remember that the speed in this case is some 500mph, as opposed to most crashes we see (which are grazing blows by pilots who are trying NOT to hit the earth). So the energy (proportional to delta v squared) is maybe six times larger than the average plane crash which is surely going to pulverize things more than "usual". The most important point, though is that conservation of momentum is going to put whatever remains INSIDE the building (isn't it?), so we wouldn't expect to see much of a debris field outside the building. Comment?

You are talking to a false idea promoter. Good luck
You need to do some reading, iAmerican advice on the truth is like going to the undertaker to get your heart bypass.

You are correct, the impact at the Pentagon is 10 times more energy than most accidents. There will be few parts that you would recognize. The parts are all there, in small pieces.

 

[T.A.M.]

The FL77/C-130 convoy was seen flying along Columbia Turnpike in Arlington. Many evacuating Capitol Hill heard the explosion at the Pentagon and looked up to witness a large commercial jet sweep up over The Capitol...which is directly in line with the Pentagon and Columbia Pike.

Jamie McIntyre, live on CNN: ”Upon my close-up inspection, there is no evidence of an airplane’s having crashed anywhere near the Pentagon.”

Retired Air Force crash expert Colonel George Nelson: "And then we have the reported crash of a Boeing 757 with a 125-foot wingspan that was reported to have crashed into the Pentagon. It made a 16-foot diameter hole in the building at ground floor, and penetrated three inner rings of the building and left an almost perfect circular hole as it exited the third inner ring of the building."

"If an aluminum Boeing 757 had struck that fortified building, there would have been more aluminum on the ground outside than what went inside, yet there was little visible evidence of an airplane crash on the outside. What physical evidence that could have been of some value, was immediately carted away under cover. And once again, there's the annoying problem of the missing Black Boxes."

holy flippin love of CHR*** dear sweet mother of mary...NOT AGAIN!!!!

Someone else handle this 2nd grade truther stuff please before I blow a gasket or six!!

TAM

 

[Anti-sophist]

Someone busted out the 2004 truther playbook. What's next? Jet fuel can't melt steel?

 

[Anti-sophist]

I thought I would not even care to post this. But since we are on the topic, Rob has progressed to flight 93 as well:

http://pilotsfor911truth.org/UA93_Press_Release.html

Oh god. I'm too tired. I can't even go to that site w/o feeling ill. Maybe someone else will watch his incredibly long and boring videos and give me a readers digest version of what needs debunked.

 

[uk_dave]

holy flippin love of CHR*** dear sweet mother of mary...NOT AGAIN!!!!

Someone else handle this 2nd grade truther stuff please before I blow a gasket or six!!

TAM

You need a holiday mate

 

[T.A.M.]

I just had one, but you are right, I need a holiday from "the truth".

TAM

 

[beachnut]

Oh god. I'm too tired. I can't even go to that site w/o feeling ill. Maybe someone else will watch his incredibly long and boring videos and give me a readers digest version of what needs debunked.

He is just pushing his DVD sales. He is in the CT world of making money. His claims are just junk.

1. The NTSB Flight Path Animation approach path and altitude does not support observations.
2. All Altitude data on the northern approach contradicts witnesses published by the New York Times.
3. Witness observations of approach path contradict northern approach as described by Popular Mechanics and the US Govt. Several witnesses observed the aircraft approaching from southeast over Indian Lake and from the south prior to witnessing explosion. Parts found in New Baltimore, 8 miles southeast of crater is a direct contradiction to the northern approach claimed by the US Govt.
4. Environmental Protection Agency reports no soil contamination of jet fuel after testing 5,000-6,000 yards of earth including 3 ground wells. Smoke plume photographed by a witness does not suggest a jet fuel rich explosion.
5. Impact angle according to Flight Data Recorder does not support an almost vertical impact as the govt story and crater suggests.

I agree, who wants to watch(listen) stupid, aka JDX, make up stupid ideas with no conclusions.

 

[AMTMAN]

(Where I think Rob may be out of line is in the video where they clearly cite these discrepancies as "evidence" for a conspiracy. The reason I wanted the information on how accurate FDR data is was that it seems to me that much of this debate is emotionally charged.)

If you do your homework you will see is off on pretty much everything. His game is make one unsubstantiated claim after another in order to drum up DVD sales. And when those claims are shown to be lies or distortion of facts he does two things. One, he makes personal attacks and plays games by saying things like the source that debunked him is actually working for him. Then he will move onto the next claim. That's pretty much his MO.

 

[wtcconspiracy]

Just read something interesting in book called 9-11 coup against america. the pentagon analysis by Pet Tiradera.
The evidence states that flight 77 turned back and headed for washington at 9 AM and crashed into the Pentagon at 9:31 AM which means it travelled 300 in 30 min which is about 600 MPH. Even though official Pentagon attack time was 9:37 AM based on evidence in the book the probable time of attack is 9:31 AM. Now there is questions also about UA 175 exceeding max flight speed but will discuss that in appropriate thread. The max speed for 757 at 30,000 ft is 568 mph. The lower altitude would dramatically reduce this speed so it could not achieve even the max speed, so how is it possible it covered 300 miles in 30 min.
Even to assume assume the Pentagon was attacked at 9:37 we can still see its not possible as the plane would have to maintain a speed of 486 MPH yet some radar readings say that flight 77 was travelling at between 400 - 480 MPH.
What exactly happened to initially make some people monitoring this aircraft believe it went down in Kentucky. Why was the plane invisible for so long. Is there really no other way to track a plane once the transponder has been turned off. And when this plane was believed to have crashed in Kentucky why did no one react to this. No one was sent to look for this aircraft. No emergency response, as if a downed 757 over kentucky did not constitute emergency response. Then once it was discovered it was not down no action was taken to find out why flight 77 was missing. It can just go untracked, undetected. Fly into the nations most restricted airspace. In then flies past White House and Capitol building to hit an almost empty and reinforced section in the Pentagon. Why did this flight not crash at the White House. Would this not have been a much more devestating blow to the American Government.
And the FAA and controllers said they know that in the last moments the flight dived 7000 FT towards pentagon. Only a fully functional transponder would yield a digital display indicating the altitude of the plane. Yet the transponder was said to have been turned off.
Why will the FBI not show the Hotel Sheraton and CITGO gas station video tapes of what happened at the Pentagon. Some say it because of the trial of the supposed 20th hijacker but can this really be a good enough reason. There was no restriction on the Naudet brothers releasing the footage of a plane hitting the North tower of the WTC which was the only known footage of that attack. Obviously UA 175 Crash was shown on live TV so could not be censored. But why was the only footage taken showing the AA11 Impact allowed to be shown yet the footage of AA77 Impact can not be as its evidence. Could it be more so that one shows a plane crash and one doesnt.
Would appreciate any sensible answer not insults as I got last time I discussed here.

Ben

 

[DGM]

Ben:
Why don't you put the "skater gun" away and address one point at a time.

If a plane loses it's transponder in an area with no primary radar it is essential lost. This was the case for AA 77

 

[wtcconspiracy]

Ben:
Why don't you put the "skater gun" away and address one point at a time.

If a plane loses it's transponder in an area with no primary radar it is essential lost. This was the case for UAL 77

what skater gun

 

[Magenta]

Ben, I would suggest you will develop a better understanding if you research these questions yourself initially, and then come back with more specific questions. Gravy has a web page dedicated to AA77 with links to resources to help you. Also, at the top of this thread you will see tags for AA77, Pentagon and flight data recorder. If you click on those it will take you to threads where these questions have been discussed previously.

 

[DGM]

what skater gun

It's actually Scatter (I spelled it wrong) It's when you put out more than one issue at a time (usually several). It's a confusing way to discuss anything.

 

[beachnut]

Just read something interesting in book called 9-11 coup against america. the pentagon analysis by Pet Tiradera.
The evidence states that flight 77 turned back and headed for washington at 9 AM and crashed into the Pentagon at 9:31 AM which means it travelled 300 in 30 min which is about 600 MPH. Even though official Pentagon attack time was 9:37 AM based on evidence in the book the probable time of attack is 9:31 AM. Now there is questions also about UA 175 exceeding max flight speed but will discuss that in appropriate thread. The max speed for 757 at 30,000 ft is 568 mph. The lower altitude would dramatically reduce this speed so it could not achieve even the max speed, so how is it possible it covered 300 miles in 30 min.
Even to assume assume the Pentagon was attacked at 9:37 we can still see its not possible as the plane would have to maintain a speed of 486 MPH yet some radar readings say that flight 77 was travelling at between 400 - 480 MPH.
What exactly happened to initially make some people monitoring this aircraft believe it went down in Kentucky. Why was the plane invisible for so long. Is there really no other way to track a plane once the transponder has been turned off. And when this plane was believed to have crashed in Kentucky why did no one react to this. No one was sent to look for this aircraft. No emergency response, as if a downed 757 over kentucky did not constitute emergency response. Then once it was discovered it was not down no action was taken to find out why flight 77 was missing. It can just go untracked, undetected. Fly into the nations most restricted airspace. In then flies past White House and Capitol building to hit an almost empty and reinforced section in the Pentagon. Why did this flight not crash at the White House. Would this not have been a much more devestating blow to the American Government.
And the FAA and controllers said they know that in the last moments the flight dived 7000 FT towards pentagon. Only a fully functional transponder would yield a digital display indicating the altitude of the plane. Yet the transponder was said to have been turned off.
Why will the FBI not show the Hotel Sheraton and CITGO gas station video tapes of what happened at the Pentagon. Some say it because of the trial of the supposed 20th hijacker but can this really be a good enough reason. There was no restriction on the Naudet brothers releasing the footage of a plane hitting the North tower of the WTC which was the only known footage of that attack. Obviously UA 175 Crash was shown on live TV so could not be censored. But why was the only footage taken showing the AA11 Impact allowed to be shown yet the footage of AA77 Impact can not be as its evidence. Could it be more so that one shows a plane crash and one doesnt.
Would appreciate any sensible answer not insults as I got last time I discussed here.

Ben

Oops, you do not understand flying. First of all you have to use the correct times. The plane at altitude was going 500 mph. So? So far you have a lot of bs.

 

[jaydeehess]

Why will the FBI not show the Hotel Sheraton and CITGO gas station video tapes of what happened at the Pentagon.

Actually both of those were released last year. The CITGO tapes show nothing other than a slight reflection of the glow of the fireball. As expected the cameras are aimed at the pumps and at the cash register and not at the Pentagon.
The Sheraton tape,IIRC, does show the plane well back in the background and along the advertised flight path.

In then flies past White House and Capitol building to hit an almost empty and reinforced section in the Pentagon.

No it did not fly past the Whitehouse or the Capitol. It was at all times on the opposite side of the Potomac.

And the FAA and controllers said they know that in the last moments the flight dived 7000 FT towards pentagon. Only a fully functional transponder would yield a digital display indicating the altitude of the plane. Yet the transponder was said to have been turned off.

There are several ways to determine altitude to some extent. For ATC one way is to notice at what point the aircraft shows up on a primary radar. The lowest altitude at which an individual radar tx/rx can 'see' a plane is a function of the distance from the installation. Thus as a target disappears under the look angle of one site and appears over the look angle of another one can ballpark the altitude within a few hundred feet.
Then there is the fact that we know the altitude of the aircraft as it cruised towards the Pentagon because of the data on the DFDR. During that portion of the flight the altimeter is still fairly accurate. It is only once it is in the situation of being very low and very fast that just how the altimeter would react is an unknown and thus the data unreliable.

The evidence states that flight 77 turned back and headed for washington at 9 AM and crashed into the Pentagon at 9:31 AM which means it travelled 300 in 30 min which is about 600 MPH. Even though official Pentagon attack time was 9:37 AM based on evidence in the book the probable time of attack is 9:31 AM. Now there is questions also about UA 175 exceeding max flight speed but will discuss that in appropriate thread. The max speed for 757 at 30,000 ft is 568 mph. The lower altitude would dramatically reduce this speed so it could not achieve even the max speed, so how is it possible it covered 300 miles in 30 min.
Even to assume assume the Pentagon was attacked at 9:37 we can still see its not possible as the plane would have to maintain a speed of 486 MPH yet some radar readings say that flight 77 was travelling at between 400 - 480 MPH.

300 miles in 30 minutes = 600 MPH
extend flight time by 7 minutes and 300 miles in 37 = 487 MPH

So you have noticed that an error in the time of 7 minutes means that the estimated velocity is off by a difference of 113 MPH, right?

Did the plane start its heading at exactly 9 am? No, that's a ballpark figure and if its off by 5 minutes then the flight time is now 42 minutes
,,, that makes it 423 MPH

Was it exactly 300 miles travel distance? No, that's a ballpark figure. If its off by 10% and rounded up then the actual distance is 270 miles
That's 386 MPH

So when you have more accurate information as to the distance and time of travel then re-do the math.