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In reply to the discussion: Martin Sheen: 9/11 Questions 'Unanswered,' Building 7 'Very Suspicious' [View all]William Seger
(11,049 posts)47. No problem
The compressor rotors are considerably smaller than the 1.9 m fan:
> If you don't believe me, look it up for yourself.
Good advice:
"According to Brassey's World Aircraft & Systems Directory and Jane's, the fan diameter of the RB211-535E4B engine is 74.5 inches (189.2 cm). It then follows that the compressor disk hubs are approximately 27 inches (69 cm) across while the turbine disk hubs are about 25 inches (63.5 cm) in diameter. Both of these dimensions fit within the range of values estimated for the engine component pictured in the wreckage at the Pentagon."
http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/conspiracy/q0265.shtml
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Martin Sheen: 9/11 Questions 'Unanswered,' Building 7 'Very Suspicious' [View all]
Little Star
Nov 2012
OP
There seems to be quite an obvious discrepancy between "no-planer" claims and reality
William Seger
Feb 2013
#14
I don't need an expert to tell me that a Boeing 757 can't convert into a 20 in alluminium piece.
ocpagu
Feb 2013
#41
Didn't a turbofan powered plane go over 750 mph at less than 1000 feet back in the 1950's?
Make7
Feb 2013
#76
"Please understand that you're not the first person to have raised this poorly-supported claim"
ocpagu
Feb 2013
#70
Your inability to figure out what happened to the plane doesn't prove anything
William Seger
Feb 2013
#63
The same can be said about your inability to explain what happened to the plane.
ocpagu
Feb 2013
#69
Have you ever seen the remains of a NASCAR vehicle after hitting a wall at 1/3 the speed of this
AtheistCrusader
Jun 2013
#100
What's that have to do with your assertion that the black boxes were not found?
zappaman
Feb 2013
#85
But I said, "the only known example of a bridge collapsing in a 40 mph wind"
William Seger
Feb 2013
#36
Bazant doesn't actually use any estimate of the acceleration in his analysis
William Seger
May 2013
#98