the people on the first 2 flights probobly thought they were going to be ransomed. In that instance I would probobly not fight if I thought I would get out alive either way.
if I found out that the terrorists were going to fly my plan into a building or kill me you had better believe I would be raising hell. Those terrorists don't want to see me mad cause I have an incredible mean streak.
well, allow me to clarify. being the father of one of the pilots' surviving spouses, he was intimately aware of the details of the investigations. suffice it to say that the conclusion come to was that the crew was overtaken by violence after putting up a fight. I won't be graphic out of respect for the surviving loved ones.
No one can blame the passengers for not fighting back. I fly a lot. Since I was a kid (in the 1970's) the drill was that you obey hijackers. You landed (usually in Cuba) and it ended. There was no precedent for this.
Since 9-11, things are clear. As Patrick Swayze said in "Red Dawn", "If you're gonna die, die standing up!"