[Aeronaut]

I'm sure the pilot pushed the stick forward for full thrust and maximum impact just prior to impact.

I don't think so. The photo I have seen just before impact shows the wings deflected way up as if it were pulling about 3 or 4 G's. That's a pull up, not a push over.

[Rockitz]

Sorry, I'm not a pilot so I don't know the lingo. What I meant to say was that I believe he was probably maximizing the thrust of the engines. This would put a moment on them due to the accelerating turbine rotor so that they would turn out as I thought I saw them do prior to impact. The attitude adjustment with the "stick" may indeed be as you say.

[Howie]

"The photo I have seen just before impact shows the wings deflected way up as if it were pulling about 3 or 4 G's. That's a pull up, not a push over."

Right on, he almost missed the building and banked and pulled hard at the last few seconds to hit it.

[RightOnline]

"The photo I have seen just before impact shows the wings deflected way up as if it were pulling about 3 or 4 G's. That's a pull up, not a push over."

No............and if the wings were "deflected way up" (i.e. flexing upward), that would imply significant negative G's. No, the plane was cranking a fairly hard turn, I'm guessing less than, or around, 2 G's IF he was on altitude. It takes 2 G's with any aircraft in the world to maintain level flight at 60 degrees of bank. I am not sure if the pilot was flying level with the impact point , but I assume he was close to the "desired" altitude. However, he was clearly banking to better center-punch the building (and still didn't........but it's a moot point, 'cause the bastard took the building down, anyway).