747’s hit the buildings?
You questioned my contention that there were 747s involve on 09/11. You were right to. The conventional 747 body design was not the type of aircraft involved.
I have revealed the aircraft involved below. There are links to stats about each aircraft.
It should be noted that the point I was trying to make, is that the Trade Center towers were not designed with today's larger aircraft in mind, even though I referenced the wrong aircraft design, 747 vs 757 and 767 series.
I have included 727 stats below for reference.
The 727 has a fuel capacity of around 8,000 gallons. The 757 as a fuel capacity of around 11.5 thousand. The 767 series has a fuel capacity of 16.7 to 21.1 thousand gallons.
These larger capacities for fuel are what I was concerned about, allowing more burn time and hotter fires that would be more likely to compromise the girders in the building.
That's a point I hope you understand holds up despite my error.
Thank you for the mention.
World Trade Center (WTC) tower one
American Airlines Flight 11
The Boeing 767-223ER (not a typical 474 type body design)
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Capacity: 16.7 thousand to 24.1 thousand gallons of fuel
World Trade Center (WTC) tower two
United Airlines Flight 175
The Boeing 767-200 (not a typical 474 type body design)
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Capacity: 16.7 thousand to 24.1 thousand gallons of fuel
Pentagon
American Airlines Flight 77
The Boeing 757-223 (not a typical 747 type body design)
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Capacity: 11.2 thousand to 11.5 thousand gallons of fuel
Boeing 727
Capacity: 7.7 thousand to 8.1 thousand gallons of fuel