Re: Aircraft aluminum

Post #194,341

2/12/05 10:13:40 AM

"The aluminum used for commercial aircraft is nothing like the soft aluminum people see in other applications. It is strong, hard and brittle - and not that much softer than architectural steel

Yes, aluminum can offer far superior strength to steel in ratio to weight. Yes, indeed. However, when the aluminum plane strikes the steel building, the weight of the steel is going to render the much lighter aluminum into fine metallic confetti.

Carmakers understand the heavier their cars the safer they are:
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"On impact, this stuff doesn't bend and break, it shatters like glass."

yep. And, we saw nothing like this in the videos.

Post #194,342

by Another Scott

2/12/05 10:22:06 AM

Evidence please.

However, when the aluminum plane strikes the steel building, the weight of the steel is going to render the much lighter aluminum into fine metallic confetti.

Evidence please.

Note that video of a fighter hitting a reinforced concrete monolith isn't evidence to support your claim.

Cheers,
Scott.

Post #194,343

by imric

2/12/05 10:27:31 AM

Bah. You simply don't listen.

but then, your credibility is already zero. You have nothing to lose. Ben lived in NYC. I lived in 'Jersey when it happened, with close personal friends working in NYC.

We have MANY credible witnesses, you have - what? An assertion that there should have been 'metallic confetti'? Then you don't see it, so rather than question your assertion we should disbelieve multiple credible witnesses and physical evidence?

Go preach to those that believe the holocaust didn't occur, or that the moon landings were faked. You bore me.

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Post #194,349

by pwhysall

2/12/05 11:10:52 AM

Actually, that's complete nonsense.

One of the safest cars on the road is the Toyota Avensis, which is not only considerably safer than most SUVs but considerably lighter.

Post #194,353

by Andrew Grygus

2/12/05 11:19:06 AM

If heavier is safer . . .

. . . then why does the National Transportation Safety Board list pickup trucks and SUVs as the vehicles most likely to kill their occupants in an accident?

As to your metalic confetti, confetti going 400 miles per hour isn't going to just stop and bounce off the surface, it's going to keep on going.

You get a goose down pillow in your face at 400 miles per hour it's going to hurt like hell at least and probably kill you.

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