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IIRC the PSAC II building, also in NYC, is designed so that someone can fly a plane into it without anyone inside really noticing.
by Alex3917 3y ago
IIRC the PSAC II building, also in NYC, is designed so that someone can fly a plane into it without anyone inside really noticing.
- wkat4242 3y agoWell the twin towers were also supposed to withstand an airplane collision. Which in fact they did, but they didn't withstand the heat from the fire afterwards. I kinda doubt this kind of statement since then.
- PhasmaFelis 3y agoThat was still a really big deal. The terrorists expected the towers to collapse immediately on impact. Everyone who was in the towers that morning and didn't die was saved by the "airplane-proof" construction.
- fragmede 3y ago> The terrorists expected the towers to collapse immediately on impact. Where do we know this from? We can't ask them about that.
- PhasmaFelis 3y agoI don't know if it was mentioned in the documents that were found. But either way, the "airplane-proof" design did save thousands of lives, even if it failed to save thousands more.
- andbberger 3y agoi'd bet on it for fission plant containment buildings
- chanandler_bong 3y agoThe WTC towers were constructed to withstand a 1970s jet (707, DC-8, etc) that was on approach to JFK/LGA, hence at low speed and not full of fuel. This was not the scenario on 9/11.