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Re:Citing new evidence, families sue feds, Raytheon, Lockhee... by ceejayoz on Sunday September 25, 2022 @12:00PM (#32972633)
The theory isn't just "it's burning jet fuel", though; it's that the plane broke apart, and that the now tail-heavy back section with the wings flew upwards as the nose fell to the water. It's not an insane idea, and is at least partially backed by radar data.
Re:Citing new evidence, families sue feds, Raytheon, Lockhee... by tremon on Sunday September 25, 2022 @02:37PM (#32974477)
Not an insane idea? How much lift can a pair of wings generate without thrust or stabilization? If the plane broke apart in mid-air, as you say, the engines would have shut down immediately. The only "thrust" the back section had remaining is the inertial energy from its moving mass. Without attitude control and with a huge gaping hole in the front acting as an air brake, I struggle to see how the plane could have climbed any more than a few meters before stalling.
Re:Citing new evidence, families sue feds, Raytheon, Lockhee... by ceejayoz on Sunday September 25, 2022 @02:50PM (#32974642)
If it were that obvious, cover-up would be impossible. You’d have had hundreds of aeronautical engineers screaming to everyone who’d listen.
Re:Citing new evidence, families sue feds, Raytheon, Lockhee... by hammock on Sunday September 25, 2022 @09:23PM (#32978320)
Well there were thousands of architects and engineers screaming ideas about 9/11. Doesn’t mean much

https://efiles.portlandoregon.gov/Record/7884068/File/Docume...

Re:Citing new evidence, families sue feds, Raytheon, Lockhee... by growse on Sunday September 25, 2022 @03:24PM (#32975019)
> I struggle to see how the plane could have climbed any more than a few meters before stalling.

This is because you understand neither aerodynamics, or what happens to planes during failures, specifically big ones where when the front falls off.

Thankfully, other people do.

Re:Citing new evidence, families sue feds, Raytheon, Lockhee... by absolutelynobo on Sunday September 25, 2022 @04:51PM (#32976075)
This is not a good-faith comment. This is incredibly dismissive without providing any supporting information. Do better.
Re:Citing new evidence, families sue feds, Raytheon, Lockhee... by growse on Sunday September 25, 2022 @05:33PM (#32976526)
Sorry, just bored of the self-centered "I don't understand this thing, so therefore it can't be true" mentality that seems to be a common trait across most conspiracy theorists.