To: pa mom
Immediately after 911 the media was pushing for a ban of light aircraft, since they could be used for a 911 type attack.
They are useless as a battering ram, and have slightly better payload then a wheel barrel. If a Cessna 150 is a weapon, a 1969 Olds 88 is a WMD.
35 posted on
05/11/2005 10:21:38 AM PDT by
Dead Dog
To: Dead Dog
LOL! But couldn't they load it with something deadly? Or have I been watching too much 24?
And if this were 24, this all would have been a distraction while something more sinister was occurring.
42 posted on
05/11/2005 10:23:31 AM PDT by
pa mom
To: Dead Dog
It's not the plane - IT'S THE CARGO!!!
43 posted on
05/11/2005 10:23:34 AM PDT by
Frank_Discussion
(May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
To: Dead Dog
"They are useless as a battering ram, and have slightly better payload then a wheel barrel. If a Cessna 150 is a weapon, a 1969 Olds 88 is a WMD."
What's their payload? I had a '65 Piper Cherokee 180 that could carry about 750 lbs not including 50 gal of fuel. Seems like 500 or so lbs of plastic explosive would make quite a bang.
73 posted on
05/11/2005 10:31:22 AM PDT by
JoeV1
(Democrat Party-The unlawful and corrupt leading the blind and uneducated)
To: Dead Dog
Good analogy: If a Cessna 150 is a weapon, a 1969 Olds 88 is a WMD. Never plan on taking a lot of luggage with 3 people in a 150.
143 posted on
05/11/2005 11:10:30 AM PDT by
RSmithOpt
(Liberalism: Highway to Hell)
To: Dead Dog; snopercod
Exactly. Maybe it's time to post John Deakin's excellent AVweb column on that very subject (the GA aircraft being a terrible battering ram) again.
170 posted on
05/11/2005 11:34:56 AM PDT by
bootless
(Never Forget - And Never Again)
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