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Creative Speculation

hack89

(39,179 posts)

31. There is nothing fragile about the wingbox of an airliner

Reply to Politicalboi (Reply #21)

Thu Jul 24, 2014, 11:41 AM

Jul 2014

it is a massively strong steel structure designed to support massive stresses and weights. Add in the engines and landing gear and you have several big chunks of metal that can easily punch through aluminum cladding and concrete.

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Anyone ever see a Boeing 767 that looks like this? [View all] nationalize the fed Jun 2014 OP

Yes, they ALL look like that William Seger Jun 2014 #1

no Billy nationalize the fed Jul 2014 #4

911 truth fantasy makes no sense, based on ignorance superbeachnut Jul 2014 #5

The bulge is not symmetrical as you can see here nationalize the fed Jul 2014 #8

Jesus Christ, do you truthers find a conspiracy in every thing? IronGate Jul 2014 #9

I asked a simple question, Einstein nationalize the fed Jul 2014 #10

oops, RADAR debunks this claptrap superbeachnut Jul 2014 #11

What is that bulge? You didn't even try. nationalize the fed Jul 2014 #12

Flight 175 fantasy pod superbeachnut Jul 2014 #13

"you are spreading dumbed down lies" nationalize the fed Jul 2014 #15

No evidence yet superbeachnut Jul 2014 #33

that's a moving object poorly lighted with a slow virtual shutter speed jberryhill Jul 2014 #23

did you just make this uo? jberryhill Jul 2014 #22

Do you intend to respond to any of the substantive replies to that question? jberryhill Jul 2014 #32

Even here in creative speculation we still have Politicalboi Jul 2014 #21

Yes, because accepting hard evidence and science is idiotic. AZCat Jul 2014 #30

There is nothing fragile about the wingbox of an airliner hack89 Jul 2014 #31

Google "motion blur" (n/t) William Seger Jul 2014 #7

RADAR proves it was Flight 175, a stock 767 superbeachnut Jun 2014 #2

Radar proves no such thing... johndoeX Jun 2014 #3

Bob McIlvaine delphi72 Jul 2014 #17

McIlvaine is PfT Fodder delphi72 Jul 2014 #24

Post removed Post removed May 2016 #34

911 truth fantasy backed by pilot for truth lies about RADAR, big FAIL superbeachnut Jul 2014 #6

Further analysis and pictures of Air Force Aircraft with cylinders attached to fuselage nationalize the fed Jul 2014 #14

debunked by RADAR again, not matter what lies 911 truth makes up, NO Pod superbeachnut Jul 2014 #16

What do you think is the significance of the bulge? hack89 Jul 2014 #18

Because delphi72 Jul 2014 #19

Where is the Pulitzer Prize superbeachnut Jul 2014 #20

what if archaic56 Jul 2014 #25

What if zappaman Jul 2014 #28

OMG, I've found another one! cpwm17 Jul 2014 #26

They've seeded the internets with altered pictures of airplanes jberryhill Jul 2014 #27

And they would have gotten away with it... zappaman Jul 2014 #29