[RobRoy]

I believe it would have been shot down before it got that close. So I am saying that any serious threat would be by something that does not have to get that close, in which case, a yugo - or a suburban if you want to carry more and get a little closer, would be just fine for the job.

BTW, I thought you were HOT when I was in Jr. High!

[MrsEmmaPeel]

A Cessna can approach the Whitehouse by flying down the street, below the rooftops of most buildings. Its not as good a target for missiles etc as a bigger, faster airplane, or a slower truck or van. At slow speed and low altitude heat-seeking missiles would be more likely to take out a UPS truck than a Cessna. (A UPS truck put out more heat than a Cessna). A slow low flying aircraft with a good pilot has a better change of evading a missile because he can make rapid turns. (small radius)

Thanks for the Hottie comment! LOL! Don't underestimate the threat of a Cessna. Terrorists will use the tools that they have available to their biggest advantage and they will probe our weeknesses to learn how to use them even more effectively (from their perspective).